Articles | Volume 17, issue 20
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-17-7513-2024
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-17-7513-2024
Development and technical paper
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29 Oct 2024
Development and technical paper |  | 29 Oct 2024

Challenges of high-fidelity air quality modeling in urban environments – PALM sensitivity study during stable conditions

Jaroslav Resler, Petra Bauerová, Michal Belda, Martin Bureš, Kryštof Eben, Vladimír Fuka, Jan Geletič, Radek Jareš, Jan Karel, Josef Keder, Pavel Krč, William Patiño, Jelena Radović, Hynek Řezníček, Matthias Sühring, Adriana Šindelářová, and Ondřej Vlček

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Interactive discussion

Status: closed

Comment types: AC – author | RC – referee | CC – community | EC – editor | CEC – chief editor | : Report abuse
  • RC1: 'Comment on egusphere-2024-1231', Anonymous Referee #1, 31 May 2024
  • AC1: 'Author comments on egusphere-2024-1231', Jaroslav Resler, 12 Jul 2024

Peer review completion

AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision | EF: Editorial file upload
AR by Jaroslav Resler on behalf of the Authors (12 Jul 2024)  Author's response   Author's tracked changes   Manuscript 
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (29 Jul 2024) by Jinkyu Hong
RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (06 Aug 2024)
RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (09 Aug 2024)
ED: Publish as is (03 Sep 2024) by Jinkyu Hong
AR by Jaroslav Resler on behalf of the Authors (09 Sep 2024)  Manuscript 
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Short summary
Detailed modeling of urban air quality in stable conditions is a challenge. We show the unprecedented sensitivity of a large eddy simulation (LES) model to meteorological boundary conditions and model parameters in an urban environment under stable conditions. We demonstrate the crucial role of boundary conditions for the comparability of results with observations. The study reveals a strong sensitivity of the results to model parameters and model numerical instabilities during such conditions.