Prequels (Heat Overlay)

Prequel overlays can be linked to the Heat Overlay to initiate particular parts of the model with more accuracy and detail.

Name	Prequel	Underlying data	Unit	Range	No data	Description
Foliage height	FOLIAGE_HEIGHT	Heat Prequel	m	0 to 100	Clamped to range	Used for initializing the relative foliage heights.

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Daily average radiation • Daily average wind speed • Daily maximum temperature • Daily minimum temperature • Dates • Exclude buildings • Exclude water • Exclude foliage height m • Foliage areas • Hourly humidity • Hourly radiation • Hourly temperature • Max shadow distance • Sun altitude • Sun azimuth • Sun daily motion • Wind direction • Wind speed • Wind decline angle

Building attributes

Bowen ratio • Foliage height • Foliage crown factor • Vegetation fraction

Prequels

Building elevation • Foliage height • Terrain elevation

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Calculation models and formulas • Feature attributes • Model attributes • Result types