Articles | Volume 16, issue 20
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-16-5729-2023
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-16-5729-2023
Model description paper
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17 Oct 2023
Model description paper |  | 17 Oct 2023

QES-Plume v1.0: a Lagrangian dispersion model

Fabien Margairaz, Balwinder Singh, Jeremy A. Gibbs, Loren Atwood, Eric R. Pardyjak, and Rob Stoll

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The Quick Environmental Simulation (QES) tool is a low-computational-cost fast-response framework. It provides high-resolution wind and concentration information to study complex problems, such as spore or smoke transport, urban pollution, and air quality. This paper presents the particle dispersion model and its validation against analytical solutions and wind-tunnel data for a mock-urban setting. In all cases, the model provides accurate results with competitive computational performance.
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