Land-atmosphere sensitivity simulations, Berlin (Glocke)

Details

Resource

Case setup, Simulation output

Method

LES

Geometry

Realistic neighbourhood

Topic

Urban heat & thermal comfort

Quantities

Heat flux, Temperature

Codes / models

PALM

Location

Berlin, Germany · more from Berlin, Germany

Year

2025

Creators

Patricia Glocke

Institution

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Parts (3)

• patikit/Glocke_PALM-4U_Berlin_land-atmosphere: Glocke_PALM-4U_Berlin_land-atmosphere
• patikit/Land_Cover-Specific_Atmospheric_Responses_to-Soil_Warming: Land Cover-Specific Atmospheric Responses to Soil Warming
• patikit/Glocke_PALM-4U-in-an-Urban-Context-Sensitivity-Response-to-Perturbations-and-Implemented-Modules: Glocke_PALM-4U-in-an-Urban-Context-Sensitivity-Response-to-Perturbations-and-Implemented-Modules

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