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Urban flow and climate datasets for Beijing

7 open urban flow resources for Beijing: 5 field measurements and 2 simulation datasets. They cover urban boundary layer, wind loads & pedestrian wind and urban heat & thermal comfort. Each entry links to the original repository, with its licence, creators and how to cite it.

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  • 5 field
  • 2 simulation

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  1. Three-dimensional ultrasonic anemometer data of the Beijing 325 m meteorological tower (November 2017)

    14 GB

    3D ultrasonic anemometer data from the Beijing 325 m tower for urban boundary-layer turbulence.

    Field Measurements

    Beijing, China · 2026 · CC BY 4.0

  2. Heat and CO2 flux simulations for Beijing

    109 MB

    SUEWS V2020b inputs, model runs and code for heat and CO2 fluxes in Beijing. Useful for urban surface energy balance modelling.

    Simulation Simulation outputCase setupSoftware & tools Mesoscale model

    Beijing, China · 2022 · CC BY 4.0

  3. Building-resolved LES wind fields for Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Hong Kong (U3DWind)

    720 time-mean lattice-Boltzmann LES cases at 10 m resolution, 144 per city, spanning 16 wind directions, 3 reference speeds and 3 seasonal profiles, with 3D mean velocity and TKE plus building, terrain and footprint geometry. Very large (about 25 TB).

    Simulation Simulation outputGeometry LES

    Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Hong Kong, China · 2026 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 · Paper: U3DWind: A low altitude wind field dataset and benchmark for urban air mobility ↗

  4. Urban and rural surface-layer turbulence, Beijing and Xianghe: figure data

    50 MB

    Half-hourly time series, fluxes, quadrant and wavelet results behind the figures of the paper, from the 325 m Beijing tower and the 102 m Xianghe tower, July 2017.

    Field Measurements

    Beijing, China · 2025 · CC BY 4.0

  5. Urban and rural surface-layer turbulence, Beijing and Xianghe: 10 Hz case data

    12 MB

    Processed turbulence statistics and 10 Hz fluctuation records for four case studies from the 325 m Beijing tower and the 102 m Xianghe tower, July 2017.

    Field Measurements

    Beijing, China · 2026 · CC BY 4.0

  6. Non-stationary turbulence observations from the Beijing 325 m tower

    6 MB

    Observations from the 325 m Beijing tower on non-stationary turbulence over a megacity.

    Field Measurements

    Beijing, China · 2025 · CC BY 4.0

  7. Summertime divergence profiles over Beijing from a radar wind profiler network

    1 MB

    Hourly divergence profiles over Beijing urban areas derived from radar wind profiler measurements.

    Field Measurements

    Beijing, China · 2023 · CC BY 4.0