A High-Resolution Dataset of Global Urban Fraction containing GeoTIFF and WRF pre-processing system (WPS) format files for 1, 0.5, 0.25, 0.009 (~1 km), 0.0027 (~300 m), and 0.0009 (~100 m) degree spatial resolutions.

The GeoTIFF files can be converted to other urban mesoscale modelling systems. 
List of GeoTIFF files:
        1. urb_fraction_1d.tif (1 degree)
        2. urb_fraction_0p50d.tif (0.50 degree)
        3. urb_fraction_0p25d.tif (0.25 degree)
        4. urb_fraction_1km.tif (0.009 degree or ~ 1 km)
        5. urb_fraction_300m.tif (0.0027 degree or ~ 300 m)
        6. urb_fraction_100m.tif (0.0009 degree or ~ 100 m)

List of WPS files:
        1. urb_fraction_1d.tar.bz2 (1 degree)
        2. urb_fraction_0p50d.tar.bz2 (0.50 degree)
        3. urb_fraction_0p25d.tar.bz2 (0.25 degree)
        4. urb_fraction_1km.tar.bz2 (0.009 degree or ~ 1 km)
        5. urb_fraction_300m.tar.bz2 (0.0027 degree or ~ 300 m)
        6. urb_fraction_100m.tar.bz2 (0.0009 degree or ~ 100 m)

Instructions for using Weather Research and Forecasting Pre-processing System (WRF-WPS) format files:

1. Download the required 'tar.bz2' file.
2. Extract the files using linux command: 'tar -xvf urb_fraction_XXX.tar.bz2' in the 'geog' folder. Change XXX with required spatial resoultion.
3. Edit/Add following lines in the GEOGRID.TBL
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name=FRC_URB2D
        priority=1
        optional=yes
        dest_type=continuous
        fill_missing = 0.
        interp_option=default: average_gcell(2.0)+four_pt
        rel_path=default:urb_fraction_XXX/
        flag_in_output=FLAG_FRC_URB2D
===============================

Change XXX with required spatial resoultion.

4. Run geogrid.exe.

An example of using 1 km urban fraction using WPS:

1. Download 'urb_fraction_1km.tar.bz2'
2. Copy 'urb_fraction_1km.tar.bz2' to geog folder and extract it using 'tar -xvf urb_fraction_1km.tar.bz2'
3. Go to your WPS run directory and edit GEOGRID.TBL to the following:
===============================
name=FRC_URB2D
        priority=1
        optional=yes
        dest_type=continuous
        fill_missing = 0.
        interp_option=default: average_gcell(2.0)+four_pt
        rel_path=default:urb_fraction_1km/
        flag_in_output=FLAG_FRC_URB2D
===============================
4. Save the GEOGRID.TBL and run geogrid.exe.
5. Verify the geogrid output.