Effects of Built Density and Urban Morphology on Urban Microclimate - Calibration of the Model ENVI-met V4 for the Subtropical Sao Paulo, Brazil

This work presents the ENVI-met V4 calibration for the subtropical Sao Paulo. Combining land use data and field campaigns, microclimate measurements were carried out in the two Sao Paulo's most densely populated districts with contrasting built densities and building typologies. After that, comparisons between field measurements and computer simulations were carried out using the model's simple forcing tool. The model showed very similar results between measured and simulated data for air temperature in both study areas, with RMSE values between 1.6 degrees C and 1.9 degrees C, MAE between 1.4 degrees C and 1.8 degrees C and index of agreement between 0.85 and 0.92. (C) 2016 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.