UrbanTALES: realistic urban neighbourhoods

Simulation 314 cases

Large-eddy simulations of turbulent airflow over 314 realistic urban neighbourhoods from 62 cities in 20 countries, with plan-area densities from 0.05 to 0.75 and several wind directions. Provides canopy-averaged statistics and flow fields, which are useful for canopy parameterisation, model validation and machine learning of urban wind.

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Resource: Simulation output, Geometry
Method: LES
Geometry: Realistic neighbourhood
Topic: Urban boundary layer, Parameterisation, Wind loads & pedestrian wind
Quantities: Velocity, Turbulence statistics, Drag
Codes / models: PALM
Size: 314 LES cases; 62 cities in 20 countries; 1 m horizontal and 0.5 m vertical resolution
Year: 2025
Licence: CC BY-NC 4.0
Creators: Negin Nazarian
Institution: UNSW Sydney

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UrbanTALES: A comprehensive dataset of Urban Turbulent Airflow using systematic Large Eddy Simulations (2025)

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