Advances in air quality research–current and emerging challenges

RS Sokhi, N Moussiopoulos, A Baklanov… - Atmospheric …, 2021 - acp.copernicus.org
This review provides a community's perspective on air quality research focusing mainly on
developments over the past decade. The article provides perspectives on current and future …

Representing the effects of building height variability on urban canopy flow

J Lu, N Nazarian, MA Hart… - Quarterly Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
We conducted large‐eddy simulations over 98 urban arrays with varying building densities
and height distributions. Compared with uniform‐height urban arrays, the influence of height …

[HTML][HTML] A city-scale turbulence-resolving model as an essential element of integrated urban services

I Esau, M Belda, V Miles, J Geletič, J Resler, P Krč… - Urban Climate, 2024 - Elsevier
Large-eddy simulation (LES) models, such as the PALM modeling system in this study, are
actively used for urban micro-climate modeling. We consider urban LES in a broader context …

[HTML][HTML] Atmospheric flow simulation strategies to assess turbulent wind conditions for safe drone operations in urban environments

S Giersch, O El Guernaoui, S Raasch, M Sauer… - Journal of Wind …, 2022 - Elsevier
As the technology of small aircraft systems continues to improve and the number of their
possible applications grows, they are likely to be used more frequently in urban …

High-fidelity simulation of the effects of street trees, green roofs and green walls on the distribution of thermal exposure in Prague-Dejvice

J Geletič, M Lehnert, J Resler, P Krč, A Middel… - Building and …, 2022 - Elsevier
We investigate the heat stress mitigation potential of greening strategies in Prague using a
configuration of the PALM-4U model that has been rigorously evaluated with measurements …

[HTML][HTML] Heat exposure variations and mitigation in a densely populated neighborhood during a hot day: Towards a people-oriented approach to urban climate …

J Geletič, M Lehnert, J Resler, P Krč, M Bureš… - Building and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Climate change and increasing urbanization call for the effective adaptation of cities to
extreme heat. To improve the applicability of the research, sophisticated computational fluid …

A framework combining multi-scale model and unmanned aerial vehicle for investigating urban micro-meteorology, thermal comfort, and energy balance

J Hang, Y Xu, J Hua, W Wang, B Zhao, L Zeng… - Sustainable Cities and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Sophisticated urban climate systems, influenced by the interaction of mesoscale circulation
and microscale forcing, cannot be adequately described using solely mesoscale or …

Dispersive fluxes within and over a real urban canopy: a large-eddy simulation study

E Akinlabi, B Maronga, MG Giometto, D Li - Boundary-Layer Meteorology, 2022 - Springer
Large-eddy simulations (LES) are conducted to study the transport of momentum and
passive scalar within and over a real urban canopy in the City of Boston, USA. This urban …

Setting up a large-eddy simulation to focus on the atmospheric surface layer

E Zahn, E Bou-Zeid - Boundary-Layer Meteorology, 2024 - Springer
Large-eddy simulations (LES) above forests and cities typically constrain the simulation
domain to the first 10–20% of the Atmospheric Boundary Layer (ABL), aiming to represent …

Towards climate-responsible tree positioning: Detailed effects of trees on heat exposure in complex urban environments

Z Janků, M Belda, M Bureš, P Krč, M Lehnert… - Urban Forestry & Urban …, 2024 - Elsevier
Increasing heat in urban environments has recently become one of the most dangerous
climate hazards due to its adverse impacts on urban populations. Implementing street-level …