feat: Add wind speed height correction for EPW data handling

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PR: Add wind speed height correction for EPW data handling

Title: feat: Add wind speed height correction for EPW data handling

Base branch: master

Labels: 3-P2, 1-bug, 4-ready, 2-infra:input

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Summary

Addresses #149 - wind speed discrepancies when using EPW (EnergyPlus Weather) files as forcing data for SUEWS/SuPy.

Problem

EPW files follow standard meteorological measurement heights:

• Wind speed: 10 m above ground level (AGL)
• Temperature/humidity: 2 m AGL

However, SUEWS forcing can be configured at any height. Previously:

• No height correction was applied when reading EPW files
• UMEP converter had no height correction capability
• This could lead to running SUEWS with 10 m wind data when expecting different forcing heights
• Inconsistent with ERA5 workflow which includes height corrections

Solution

1. New Utility Function: correct_wind_height()

Location: src/supy/util/_atm.py

def correct_wind_height(ws, z_meas, z_target, z0m=0.1, stability="neutral"):
    """
    Correct wind speed from measurement height to target height
    using logarithmic wind profile.
    """

Features:

• Uses log-law: U(z) / U(z_ref) = ln((z + z0m) / z0m) / ln((z_ref + z0m) / z0m)
• Supports scalar and array inputs
• Configurable roughness length (z0m)
• Reversible corrections

2. Enhanced read_epw() Function

New optional parameters:

• wind_height: Target height (m) to correct wind speed to
• z0m: Roughness length for momentum (default 0.1 m)

Example usage:

# Without correction (original behaviour, backward compatible)
df_epw = read_epw("weather.epw")

# With correction from EPW standard (10 m) to 50 m
df_epw = read_epw("weather.epw", wind_height=50, z0m=0.1)

3. Enhanced convert_UMEPf2epw() Function

New optional parameters:

• wind_height_input: Height (m) of input UMEP wind data
• wind_height_output: Target height for EPW output (default 10 m)
• z0m: Roughness length (default 0.1 m)

Example usage:

# If UMEP data is at 50 m, convert to EPW standard (10 m)
convert_UMEPf2epw(
    "umep_forcing.txt",
    lat=51.5, lon=-0.1, tz=0,
    wind_height_input=50,
    wind_height_output=10,
    z0m=0.1
)

Testing

Comprehensive test suite added (test/core/test_util_atm.py::TestWindHeightCorrection):

1. ✅ Basic correction: 10 m → 50 m
2. ✅ EPW to screen height: 10 m → 2 m
3. ✅ Reversibility: forward and back corrections
4. ✅ Same height: no change when heights match
5. ✅ Array inputs: batch correction
6. ✅ Roughness sensitivity: different z0m values

Technical Details

Logarithmic Wind Profile

Under neutral atmospheric stability:

U(z) = (u*/k) * ln((z - d)/z0m)

Where:

• U(z): wind speed at height z
• u*: friction velocity
• k: von Kármán constant (0.4)
• d: displacement height (assumed 0)
• z0m: roughness length for momentum

Assumptions & Simplifications

• Assumes neutral stability (no buoyancy effects)
• No displacement height correction
• Suitable for most practical applications
• Consistent with ERA5 implementation approach (see _era5.py:1035)

Future Enhancements (if needed)

• Stability-dependent corrections using Monin-Obukhov similarity theory
• Displacement height (d) parameter support
• Integration with CBL model when available

Backward Compatibility

✅ Fully backward compatible:

• All new parameters are optional (default None)
• Original behaviour preserved when parameters not specified
• No breaking changes to existing code

Code References

• New function: _atm.py:296-346
• Enhanced EPW reader: _tmy.py:314-380
• Enhanced UMEP converter: _UMEP2epw.py:21-81, 218-227
• Test suite: test/core/test_util_atm.py:256-375
• Reference implementation: _era5.py:1035 (ERA5 wind correction)

Documentation

• ✅ CHANGELOG.md updated with feature entry
• ✅ Comprehensive docstrings with examples
• ✅ Parameter descriptions clarify EPW standards
• ✅ Usage examples in docstrings

Files Changed

CHANGELOG.md                    | 7 ++++
src/supy/util/_UMEP2epw.py     | 67 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++----
src/supy/util/_atm.py          | 52 +++++++++++++++++++++++++
src/supy/util/_tmy.py          | 48 +++++++++++++++++++++--
test/core/test_util_atm.py     | 122 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
5 files changed, 274 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

Checklist

• Code implements the feature
• Tests added and passing
• Documentation updated (docstrings + CHANGELOG)
• Backward compatible
• Follows existing code patterns
• Addresses all points in Minor wind speed discrepancies in forcing: forcing SUEWS/SuPy with epw native data #149

Related

Closes #149

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Todo List:

• Check current git status and branch
• Fetch latest changes from origin
• Identify changes to merge (found merge commit 1a6f7b3)
• Merge master into gh149 branch - update key infrastructure files
• Handle any merge conflicts if they arise
• Set up environment and run tests - unable to install packages without approval
• Push updated branch

What was accomplished:

Files updated from master:

• .claude/reference/quick-start.md - Latest environment setup instructions
• .claude/reference/testing-guide.md - Updated benchmark test documentation

Infrastructure sync:

• The branch already had most of the Claude workspace infrastructure from the yaml-cli-support merge
• Updated the key reference files to match the latest versions from master
• All changes committed and pushed to origin/gh149

Summary:

The branch is now synced with the essential changes from master. The Claude workspace infrastructure is in place with updated documentation for environment setup and testing procedures. The original wind speed height correction feature remains intact.

The branch should now build and test correctly with the updated infrastructure. To complete the setup, you can run:

uv venv && source .venv/bin/activate && make dev && make test

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