4.7 Article

Modelling the impact of an urban development project on microclimate and outdoor thermal comfort in a mid-latitude city

Related references

Note: Only part of the references are listed.
Article Geosciences, Multidisciplinary

Importance of radiative transfer processes in urban climate models: a study based on the PALM 6.0 model system

Mohamed H. Salim et al.

Summary: Including radiative transfer processes within microscale urban climate models is crucial for realistic results. This study investigates the effects of different radiative transfer processes on the radiation budget and flow field in urban areas. Through numerical simulations, the study identifies the major and minor effects of these processes and highlights the importance of considering certain processes to ensure accurate flow field results.

GEOSCIENTIFIC MODEL DEVELOPMENT (2022)

Article Environmental Sciences

High-Resolution Modelling of Thermal Exposure during a Hot Spell: A Case Study Using PALM-4U in Prague, Czech Republic

Jan Geletic et al.

Summary: This study utilizes the PALM-4U micrometeorological model to investigate thermal exposure in a pilot domain in Prague, highlighting the significant role of radiation and the cooling effects of trees and grass in reducing heat exposure.

ATMOSPHERE (2021)

Article Geosciences, Multidisciplinary

Mesoscale nesting interface of the PALM model system 6.0

Eckhard Kadasch et al.

Summary: This paper introduces a newly developed mesoscale nesting interface for the PALM model system 6.0, allowing simulations of the atmospheric boundary layer under spatially heterogeneous and non-stationary synoptic conditions. The interface consists of a preprocessor providing boundary conditions and PALM's internal routines for reading forcing data and superimposing synthetic turbulence to accelerate the transition to a fully developed turbulent atmospheric boundary layer.

GEOSCIENTIFIC MODEL DEVELOPMENT (2021)

Article Geosciences, Multidisciplinary

Modeling of land-surface interactions in the PALM model system 6.0: land surface model description, first evaluation, and sensitivity to model parameters

Katrin Frieda Gehrke et al.

Summary: This paper describes and evaluates the land surface model embedded in the PALM model system against in situ measurements at Cabauw, Netherlands. The simulated energy balance components and Bowen ratio are consistent with observations during the day, but the model shows limitations in simulating nocturnal boundary layer stability and turbulent features. Sensitivity analysis reveals that inaccurate estimates of specific parameters can significantly impact the simulation results, particularly in turbulent fluxes.

GEOSCIENTIFIC MODEL DEVELOPMENT (2021)

Article Geosciences, Multidisciplinary

Validation of the PALM model system 6.0 in a real urban environment: a case study in Dejvice, Prague, the Czech Republic

Jaroslav Resler et al.

Summary: The study thoroughly evaluated the physical processes simulated by the PALM model in an urban environment, demonstrating realistic representation of temperature, wind speed, and chemical compound concentrations in street canyons, but inadequacies in capturing certain meteorological conditions. The findings highlight the model's dependency on the accuracy of input data.

GEOSCIENTIFIC MODEL DEVELOPMENT (2021)

Article Geosciences, Multidisciplinary

Sensitivity analysis of the PALM model system 6.0 in the urban environment

Michal Belda et al.

Summary: The sensitivity of the PALM model 6.0 to land-surface and building properties was tested in a real urban environment in Prague, Czech Republic. The model's performance depends on accurate representation of physical processes and input data. Two types of scenarios were used to analyze the model's sensitivity to potentially erroneous data and the limits of urban heat island mitigation measures.

GEOSCIENTIFIC MODEL DEVELOPMENT (2021)

Article Geosciences, Multidisciplinary

Evaluation of the dynamic core of the PALM model system 6.0 in a neutrally stratified urban environment: comparison between LES and wind-tunnel experiments

Tobias Gronemeier et al.

Summary: The study demonstrates the capability of the PALM model system version 6.0 in simulating neutrally stratified urban boundary layers, using real-world building configurations of the HafenCity area in Hamburg, Germany. Comparison with wind-tunnel measurements shows good agreement in mean wind speed and wind direction, with slight deviations near insufficiently resolved building surfaces. Improvements in grid layout and utilization of PALM's features like grid nesting and immersed boundary condition are discussed to enhance simulation results.

GEOSCIENTIFIC MODEL DEVELOPMENT (2021)

Article Geosciences, Multidisciplinary

Building indoor model in PALM-4U: indoor climate, energy demand, and the interaction between buildings and the urban microclimate

Jens Pfafferott et al.

Summary: There is a strong interaction between the urban atmospheric canopy layer and building energy balance, with urban atmospheric conditions affecting heat transfer, ventilation, and indoor thermal environment. The energy demand from buildings leads to waste heat that is transferred to the urban environment. Additionally, indoor temperature fluctuations impact the urban microclimate with a lag and dampened effect.

GEOSCIENTIFIC MODEL DEVELOPMENT (2021)

Article Geosciences, Multidisciplinary

Development of an atmospheric chemistry model coupled to the PALM model system 6.0: implementation and first applications

Basit Khan et al.

Summary: This article describes the implementation and application of an online-coupled gas-phase chemistry model in the urban environment. Through a case study, it shows the importance of online photochemistry and dispersion of air pollutants in the urban boundary layer for high spatial and temporal resolutions, and the differences in agreement between simulation results and observations under different chemical mechanisms.

GEOSCIENTIFIC MODEL DEVELOPMENT (2021)

Article Geosciences, Multidisciplinary

Radiative Transfer Model 3.0 integrated into the PALM model system 6.0

Pavel Krc et al.

Summary: The Radiative Transfer Model (RTM) is a three-dimensional multi-reflection radiation model integrated into the PALM modelling system. Version 3.0 of RTM, included in PALM version 6.0, has been significantly improved with new simulated processes and discretization schemes, offering better scalability and computational efficiency. It has been successfully tested on a realistic urban scenario with a large number of grid points and parallel processes.

GEOSCIENTIFIC MODEL DEVELOPMENT (2021)

Article Geosciences, Multidisciplinary

Geospatial input data for the PALM model system 6.0: model requirements, data sources and processing

Wieke Heldens et al.

GEOSCIENTIFIC MODEL DEVELOPMENT (2020)

Article Geosciences, Multidisciplinary

Calculating human thermal comfort and thermal stress in the PALM model system 6.0

Dominik Froehlich et al.

GEOSCIENTIFIC MODEL DEVELOPMENT (2020)

Article Geosciences, Multidisciplinary

Overview of the PALM model system 6.0

Bjoern Maronga et al.

GEOSCIENTIFIC MODEL DEVELOPMENT (2020)

Article Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences

Development of a new urban climate model based on the model PALM - Project overview, planned work, and first achievements

Bioern Maronga et al.

METEOROLOGISCHE ZEITSCHRIFT (2019)

Article Environmental Sciences

Simulating micro-scale thermal interactions in different building environments for mitigating urban heat islands

Soumendu Chatterjee et al.

SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT (2019)

Article Construction & Building Technology

Compact or cool? The impact of brownfield redevelopment on inner-city micro climate

Florian Koch et al.

SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND SOCIETY (2018)

Article Geosciences, Multidisciplinary

The microscale obstacle-resolving meteorological model MITRAS v2.0: model theory

Mohamed H. Salim et al.

GEOSCIENTIFIC MODEL DEVELOPMENT (2018)

Article Environmental Sciences

Policy recommendations to increase urban heat stress resilience

Gertrud Hatvani-Kovacs et al.

URBAN CLIMATE (2018)

Review Environmental Sciences

An Evidence-Based Review of Impacts, Strategies and Tools to Mitigate Urban Heat Islands

Walter Leal Filho et al.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH (2017)

Article Geosciences, Multidisciplinary

PALM-USM v1.0: A new urban surface model integrated into the PALM large-eddy simulation model

Jaroslav Resler et al.

GEOSCIENTIFIC MODEL DEVELOPMENT (2017)

Article Construction & Building Technology

Thermal impact of a redeveloped area on localized urban microclimate: A case study in Rome

Gabriele Battista et al.

ENERGY AND BUILDINGS (2016)

Article Green & Sustainable Science & Technology

The Effect of a Denser City over the Urban Microclimate: The Case of Toronto

Umberto Berardi et al.

SUSTAINABILITY (2016)

Article Construction & Building Technology

Outdoor thermal comfort within five different urban forms in the Netherlands

Mohammad Taleghani et al.

BUILDING AND ENVIRONMENT (2015)

Review Engineering, Aerospace

Large-eddy simulation: Past, present and the future

Yang Zhiyin

CHINESE JOURNAL OF AERONAUTICS (2015)

Article Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences

Impacts of Mesoscale Wind on Turbulent Flow and Ventilation in a Densely Built-up Urban Area

Seung-Bu Park et al.

JOURNAL OF APPLIED METEOROLOGY AND CLIMATOLOGY (2015)

Article Environmental Sciences

Large-eddy simulation of turbulent flow in a densely built-up urban area

Seung-Bu Park et al.

ENVIRONMENTAL FLUID MECHANICS (2015)

Article Environmental Sciences

UrbClim - A fast urban boundary layer climate model

Koen De Ridder et al.

URBAN CLIMATE (2015)

Article Environmental Studies

Climate change and the city: Building capacity for urban adaptation

Jeremy G. Carter et al.

PROGRESS IN PLANNING (2015)

Article Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences

What determines the differences found in forest edge flow between physical models and atmospheric measurements? - An LES study

Farah Kanani et al.

METEOROLOGISCHE ZEITSCHRIFT (2014)

Article Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences

Modelling the impact of urbanisation on regional climate in the Greater London Area

David Grawe et al.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLIMATOLOGY (2013)

Review Green & Sustainable Science & Technology

The city and urban heat islands: A review of strategies to mitigate adverse effects

E. J. Gago et al.

RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS (2013)

Article Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences

LOCAL CLIMATE ZONES FOR URBAN TEMPERATURE STUDIES

I. D. Stewart et al.

BULLETIN OF THE AMERICAN METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY (2012)

Article Biophysics

Mean radiant temperature in idealised urban canyons-examples from Freiburg, Germany

Jan Herrmann et al.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOMETEOROLOGY (2012)

Article Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences

Effects of different vegetation on temperature in an urban building environment. Micro-scale numerical experiments

Guenter Gross

METEOROLOGISCHE ZEITSCHRIFT (2012)

Article Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences

Potential changes in outdoor thermal comfort conditions in Gothenburg, Sweden due to climate change: the influence of urban geometry

Sofia Thorsson et al.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLIMATOLOGY (2011)

Article Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences

Estimation of Climate-Change Impacts on the Urban Heat Load Using an Urban Climate Model and Regional Climate Projections

Barbara Frueh et al.

JOURNAL OF APPLIED METEOROLOGY AND CLIMATOLOGY (2011)

Article Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences

Human-biometeorological assessment of heat waves in Athens

Andreas Matzarakis et al.

THEORETICAL AND APPLIED CLIMATOLOGY (2011)

Article Green & Sustainable Science & Technology

Adaptive urban governance: new challenges for the second generation of urban adaptation strategies to climate change

Joern Birkmann et al.

SUSTAINABILITY SCIENCE (2010)

Article Environmental Sciences

High resolution urban large-eddy simulation studies from street canyon to neighbourhood scale

Marcus Oliver Letzel et al.

ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT (2008)

Article Biophysics

The influence of urban design on outdoor thermal comfort in the hot, humid city of Colombo, Sri Lanka

Erik Johansson et al.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOMETEOROLOGY (2006)

Article Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences

World map of the Koppen-Geiger climate classification updated

Markus Kottek et al.

METEOROLOGISCHE ZEITSCHRIFT (2006)

Article Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences

BUBBLE - An urban boundary layer meteorology project

MW Rotach et al.

THEORETICAL AND APPLIED CLIMATOLOGY (2005)

Article Optics

Atmospheric radiative transfer modeling: a summary of the AER codes

SA Clough et al.

JOURNAL OF QUANTITATIVE SPECTROSCOPY & RADIATIVE TRANSFER (2005)

Article Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences

Sky view factor analysis - implications for urban air temperature differences

MK Svensson

METEOROLOGICAL APPLICATIONS (2004)

Article Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences

Meso-gamma scale forecasts using the nonhydrostatic model LM

J Steppeler et al.

METEOROLOGY AND ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS (2003)

Article Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences

Effect of a heat island on the meteorology of a complex urban airshed

SM Khan et al.

BOUNDARY-LAYER METEOROLOGY (2001)

Article Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences

PALM - A large-eddy simulation model performing on massively parallel computers

S Raasch et al.

METEOROLOGISCHE ZEITSCHRIFT (2001)