Field and wind-tunnel tracer dispersion in a Central European city centre (COST ES1006 CUTE)
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A real-city SF6 field release sampled at 20 detectors, plus wind-tunnel pedestrian-level concentration time series for continuous and puff releases in a model of the same downtown.
The data are free to use with citation, but the download archive is password-protected. Email the Environmental Wind Tunnel Laboratory at the University of Hamburg (ewtl.mi@uni-hamburg.de), say who you are and what you will use the data for, and ask for the password for this data set. For CUTE you also need to accept the COST ES1006 data policy agreement. Then use the download link above.
Free with citation; data policy agreement and password on request
How to cite
University of Hamburg, Environmental Wind Tunnel Laboratory. (2014). Field and wind-tunnel tracer dispersion in a Central European city centre (COST ES1006 CUTE) [Data set]. https://cloud.uni-hamburg.de/s/52yfanLaQ23oaGJ
Please also cite the publication below that describes it.
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