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UKFE (version 1.0.2)

UEF: Urban expansion factor

Description

This function provides a coefficient to multiply by URBEXT2000 to adjust it to a given year

Usage

UEF(Year)

Value

A numeric urban expansion factor.

Arguments

Year

The year for consideration. Numeric

Author

Anthony Hammond

Details

The urban expansion factor is detailed in Bayliss, A. Black, K. Fava-Verde, A. Kjeldsen, T. (2006). URBEXT2000 - A new FEH catchment descriptor: Calculation, dissemination and application. R&D Technical Report FD1919/TR, DEFRA, CEH Wallingford. The urban expansion model assumes a national average expansion as a function of year. This means that on some catchments the value will be overestimated (primarily on rural ones) and on others the value will be underestimated (primarily on urban ones).

Examples

Run this code
# Get an expansion factor for the year 2023
UEF(2023)

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