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Development and technical paper |
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GEO4PALM v1.1: an open-source geospatial data processing toolkit for the PALM model system
Te Kura Aronukurangi, School of Earth and Environment, University of Canterbury, Ōtautahi / Christchurch, New Zealand
Jiawei Zhang
Scion, New Zealand Forest Research Institute Limited, Ōtautahi / Christchurch, New Zealand
Basit Khan
Geoinformatics for Climate Resilient Urban Systems (GRUSS), Institute of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (IPF), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
now at: Mubadala Arabian Center for Climate and Environmental Sciences (ACCESS), New York University Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Marwan Katurji
Te Kura Aronukurangi, School of Earth and Environment, University of Canterbury, Ōtautahi / Christchurch, New Zealand
Laura E. Revell
Te Kura Matū, School of Physical and Chemical Sciences, University of Canterbury, Ōtautahi / Christchurch, New Zealand
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Short summary
GEO4PALM is an open-source tool to generate static input for the Parallelized Large-Eddy Simulation (PALM) model system. Geospatial static input is essential for realistic PALM simulations. However, existing tools fail to generate PALM's geospatial static input for most regions. GEO4PALM is compatible with diverse geospatial data sources and provides access to free data sets. In addition, this paper presents two application examples, which show successful PALM simulations using GEO4PALM.
GEO4PALM is an open-source tool to generate static input for the Parallelized Large-Eddy...
