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

Gronemeier, Tobias; Surm, Kerstin; Harms, Frank; Leitl, Bernd; Maronga, Björn; Raasch, Siegfried

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-14-3317-2021

Articles | Volume 14, issue 6

https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-14-3317-2021

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https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-14-3317-2021

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Articles | Volume 14, issue 6

Model evaluation paper

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04 Jun 2021

Model evaluation paper |

| 04 Jun 2021

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, Kerstin Surm, Frank Harms, Bernd Leitl, Björn Maronga, and Siegfried Raasch

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RC1: 'Comments', Anonymous Referee #1, 28 Sep 2020
- AC1: 'Answers to comments of referee 1', Tobias Gronemeier, 15 Oct 2020
AC2: 'Corrections', Tobias Gronemeier, 15 Oct 2020
RC2: 'Review of Gronemeier et al', Anonymous Referee #2, 19 Dec 2020
- AC3: 'Reply on RC2', Tobias Gronemeier, 10 Mar 2021

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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision

AR by Tobias Gronemeier on behalf of the Authors (17 Mar 2021) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (18 Mar 2021) by Simon Unterstrasser

RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (29 Mar 2021)

ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (08 Apr 2021) by Simon Unterstrasser

AR by Tobias Gronemeier on behalf of the Authors (28 Apr 2021) Author's response Author's tracked changes Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (10 May 2021) by Simon Unterstrasser

Short summary

We demonstrate the capability of the PALM model system version 6.0 to simulate urban boundary layers. The studied situation includes a real-world building setup of the HafenCity area in Hamburg, Germany. We evaluate the simulation results against wind-tunnel measurements utilizing PALM's virtual measurement module. The comparison reveals an overall high agreement between simulation results and wind-tunnel measurements including mean wind speed and direction as well as turbulence statistics.