Original paper
Three-Dimensional Observation of Atmospheric Processes in Cities
Scherer, Dieter; Ament, Felix; Emeis, Stefan; Fehrenbach, Ute; Leitl, Bernd; Scherber, Katharina; Schneider, Christoph; Vogt, Ulrich
Meteorologische Zeitschrift Vol. 28 No. 2 (2019), p. 121 - 138
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published: Jun 21, 2019
published online: Feb 28, 2019
manuscript accepted: Jan 24, 2019
manuscript revision received: Jan 14, 2019
manuscript revision requested: Aug 11, 2018
manuscript received: Feb 16, 2018
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Abstract
To cope with weather and climate-induced impacts as well as with air pollution in cities, the German research programme “Urban Climate Under Change” ([UC]2) aims at developing, testing and validating a new urban climate model, which is able to cover the full range of temporal and spatial scales of urban atmospheric processes. The project “Three-dimensional Observation of Atmospheric Processes in Cities” (3DO), which forms the module B of the [UC]2 research programme, aims at acquisition of comprehensive, accurate three-dimensional observational data sets on weather, climate and air quality in the German cities of Berlin, Hamburg and Stuttgart. Data sets from long-term observations and intense observation periods allow for evaluation of the performance of a new urban climate model called PALM‑4U that is developed by the project “Model-based city planning and application in climate change” (MOSAIK), which forms the module A of the [UC]2 research programme. This article focuses on collaborative activities for compilation of existing and acquisition of new observational data within the 3DO project.
Keywords
urban weather • urban climate • air quality • observational data • long-term observations • intense observation periods • urban climate model • model validation • applicability tests