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

Salim, Mohamed H.; Schubert, Sebastian; Resler, Jaroslav; Krč, Pavel; Maronga, Björn; Kanani-Sühring, Farah; Sühring, Matthias; Schneider, Christoph

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-15-145-2022

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The PALM model system 6.0 for atmospheric and oceanic boundary-layer...

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Methods for assessment of models

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10 Jan 2022

Methods for assessment of models |

| 10 Jan 2022

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

Mohamed H. Salim, Sebastian Schubert, Jaroslav Resler, Pavel Krč, Björn Maronga, Farah Kanani-Sühring, Matthias Sühring, and Christoph Schneider

Data sets

Data for the parameterization of radiative transfer processes in urban climate models Mohamed H. Salim https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3934874

Model code and software

Dataset: PALM 6.0 r3668 Björn Maronga https://doi.org/10.25835/0041607

Short summary

Radiative transfer processes are the main energy transport mechanism in urban areas which influence the surface energy budget and drive local convection. We show here the importance of each process to help modellers decide on how much detail they should include in their models to parameterize radiative transfer in urban areas. We showed how the flow field may change in response to these processes and the essential processes needed to assure acceptable quality of the numerical simulations.