Articles | Volume 18, issue 4
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-18-1119-2025
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-18-1119-2025
Model description paper
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26 Feb 2025
Model description paper |  | 26 Feb 2025

An enhanced emission module for the PALM model system 23.10 with application for PM10 emission from urban domestic heating

Edward C. Chan, Ilona J. Jäkel, Basit Khan, Martijn Schaap, Timothy M. Butler, Renate Forkel, and Sabine Banzhaf

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Chan, E. C., Ilona, J., Khan, B. A., Schaap, M., Butler, T. M., Forkel, R., and Sabine, B.: Source code and model run configurations for “An enhanced emissions module for the PALM model system 23.10 with application on PM10 emission from urban domestic heating”, Zenodo [code and data set], https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10890465, 2024. a
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An enhanced emission module has been developed for the PALM model system, improving flexibility and scalability of emission source representation across different sectors. A model for parametrized domestic emissions has also been included, for which an idealized model run is conducted for particulate matter (PM10). The results show that, in addition to individual sources and diurnal variations in energy consumption, vertical transport and urban topology play a role in concentration distribution.
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