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Air-quality LES sensitivity study of an urban area under stable conditions (TURBAN)

Simulation 12 GB

PALM model inputs and source code for high-fidelity urban air quality sensitivity simulations. Useful for dispersion LES setups.

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Zenodo DOI 10.5281/zenodo.10998235
Licence
CC BY 4.0 Free to use and share, including commercially, as long as you credit the creators.
Size
12.0 GB

How to cite

Geletič, J., Bauerová, P., Belda, M., Bureš, M., Eben, K., Fuka, V., Jareš, R., Karel, J., Keder, J., & Krč, P. (2024). Challenges of high-fidelity air quality modeling in urban environments - PALM sensitivity study during stable conditions (TURBAN) [Computer software]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10998235

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Details

Resource
Case setup, Software & tools
Method
LES
Geometry
Realistic neighbourhood
Topic
Dispersion & air quality
Quantities
Concentration, Velocity
Codes / models
PALM
Year
2024
Creators
Geletič, Jan; Bauerová, Petra; Belda, Michal; Bureš, Martin; Eben, Kryštof; Fuka, Vladimír; Jareš, Radek; Karel, Jan; Keder, Josef; Krč, Pavel
Institution
Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Computer Science; Czech Hydrometeorological Institute; Department of Atmospheric Physics, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University; Department of Atmospheric Physics, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic; Studio of Ecological Models

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