---
pretty_name: MODMask Selected Cities
license: mit
tags:
  - climate
  - urban-climate
  - urban-heat-island
  - arome
  - mod-mask
  - ghsl
---

# MODMask Selected Cities

This repository defines a curated set of cities used as reference cases
for exploration and visualization of MOD_Mask urban heat island products.

## Selected cities

- Paris
- Grenoble
- Dijon
- Lyon
- Geneva
- Chambéry
- Toulouse

## MOD_Mask

Method version: **MOD_Mask v2.0.1**

Available UHI definitions:

- UHI_px
- UHI_LR100
- UHI_LR200
- UHI_LR300
- UHI_LR500

## Related repositories

### Urban heat island data

`MayeulQ/MODMask-all-cities-UHI`

Contains:

- city geometries
- MOD_Mask urban grid cells
- monthly mean UHI
- mean diurnal UHI cycle
- MOD_Mask diagnostics

### Rural-reference masks

`MayeulQ/MODMask-all-cities-rural-masks`

Contains:

- rural grid geometry
- city-specific rural-reference membership
- method-specific rural masks
- rural-reference reconstruction QC

## Purpose

This repository provides a lightweight curated entry point for selected
reference cities while avoiding unnecessary duplication of the full UHI
and rural-mask datasets.