MPAS | MPAS UCM | Urban Canopy Model | HKUST

• MPAS | Convert LCZs into static.nc
• WRF | MPAS | UCM Urban canopy parameters (UCPs)
• WRF | MPAS | UCM and LCZs
• Map of Local Climate Zones (LCZs)

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MPAS workshop 2025

• Developing and Evaluating the MPAS-Urban Modeling System
  • https://www.mmm.ucar.edu/events/133265/agenda
  • https://www2.mmm.ucar.edu/wrf/users/workshops/WS2025/presentations/5_Cao.pdf

Thesis Examination

• Developing and Evaluating the New MPAS-Urban Modeling System (Post Date: 29 June 2026)
  • https://www.envr.ust.hk/events-and-media/events-and-seminars/event-b132b4329c51d7c562c2c9f0f997423c.html#2026-7

Papers

Toward high-resolution urban modeling with MPAS-Urban: System development and sub-kilometer application for record-breaking 2022 Hong Kong Heatwave" from HKUST.

Yeer Cao, Zhuo Liu, Wanliang Zhang, et al. Toward high-resolution urban modeling with MPAS-Urban: System development and sub-kilometer application for record-breaking 2022 Hong Kong Heatwave. ESS Open Archive. 06 August 2026. DOI: https://doi.org/10.22541/essoar.15007108/v1

• https://essopenarchive.org/doi/abs/10.22541/essoar.15007108/v1

github

• https://github.com/HKUST-MPAS/HKUST-MPAS
• commit differences
• https://github.com/HKUST-MPAS/HKUST-MPAS/commit/210889d157cc3698369ddbe09e57ccaca4cae49a