Table 1.

The details and settings of the validation model

Software and version	ENVI-Met 4.4
Computation domain	124 × 192 × 121 m
Basic cell size	2 × 2 × 2 m (dx, dy, dz)
Mesh growth rate	20% on the vertical direction starting from 25 m
Number of grid cells	62 × 96 × 25 (W x L x H)
Near-ground grid cells	Divided into five sub-cells
Topography	Included; lowered model ground to -4 m at some parts of the domain
Simulation site	Weimar, Germany, 50°58′55"N 11°19′20"E
Weather data (air temperature, wind speed, and wind direction)	Weather station of the Department of Building Physics, Bauhaus-University Weimar
Weather data (relative humidity)	Weather station of the Thuringia Department of Environment, Mining, and Nature Protection
Weather data (longwave radiation, direct shortwave radiation, and diffuse shortwave radiation)	Default location-specific values provided by ENVI-met
Lateral boundaries setup	Full forcing; 30 min time steps at the inflow
Indoor conditions	Constant, 20 °C
Simulation time step	2 s at the initialization 1 s throughout the rest of the simulation time
Simulation time span	8 am to 6:30 pm on 18.11.2020, 24.11.2020, 27.11.2020, and 01.12.2020
Data output	15 min interval
Turbulence model	E-epsilon 1.5 order turbulence closure