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Wildfire smoke dispersion in an urban area with varying vegetation density

Tools & geometry 26 GB

CFD data on wildfire-related PM2.5 dispersion in an urban area and the effect of vegetation density. Useful for urban pollutant dispersion studies.

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Zenodo DOI 10.5281/zenodo.23314442
Licence
CC BY 4.0 Free to use and share, including commercially, as long as you credit the creators.
Size
25.6 GB

How to cite

Petrou, A., & Fokaides, P. (2026). CFD analysis of vegetation density impact during urban air pollution from Wildfire [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23314442

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Details

Resource
Simulation output
Geometry
Realistic neighbourhood
Topic
Dispersion & air quality
Quantities
Concentration, Velocity
Year
2026
Creators
Petrou, Anastasios; Fokaides, Paris
Institution
Frederick University

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