EXC 2075: A data-integrated simulation approach for the cooling effect of leaves during urban heat waves

The project focuses on the modelling of evapotranspiration processes, i. e. the transport of water, gas and energy in the direct environment of a plant leaf. In a first step, the leaf is described in a static manner. In the second step, leaf motion in the wind field as well as the influence of radiation are taken into account The highly-resolved simulation results together with measured data from partners (Ulm, Zuerich) yield a data-rich system. This system can then be used as a learning basis to improve the parameterization of an REV-scale model  with the help of machine learning. This methodological concept could later be extended to the cooling effect of human skin during heat waves.

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Rainer Helmig

Dr.-Ing. Sina Ackermann

10/2021 - 12/2023