Dear Colleagues,

We invite researchers to contribute original research articles and review articles dealing with all aspects of monitoring and modelling air pollution and the thermal environment through applications in urban areas.

Research efforts in modelling the dispersion of atmospheric pollutants and the microclimate have, until recently, mainly been focused on improving the understanding and modelling of physical and dynamical processes affecting the ventilation and pollutant transport in the urban environment. More and more field measurements have also been carried out to monitor air pollution and the thermal environment. Some emphasize urban air pollution and exposure assessment, while others focus on the outdoor thermal environment and thermal comfort. Only a few outdoor experiments and modelling works investigated both of them.

Contributions to this Special Issue may include advanced and original experimental and modelling studies, techniques, numerical simulations and developments aimed at evaluating urban ventilation, pollutant dispersion, and thermal environment/comfort in cities. We are also interested in reviews proposing future perspectives. This Special Issue is a follow-up to the first Special Issue entitled “Monitoring and Modelling Air Pollution and Thermal Environment through Applications in Urban Areas” (https://www.mdpi.com/journal/atmosphere/special_issues/monitoring_modelling_air_pollution_applications) published in Atmosphere in 2022.

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

• Data (meteorological and air quality) from new field campaigns and wind tunnel experiments in cities;
• Numerical simulations at various scales on urban ventilation/air pollution/thermal environment;
• Experimental and modeling application studies of idealized and real cities with attention to compact cities and high-rise buildings;
• Effects of urban morphology on air pollution and/or outdoor thermal environment/thermal comfort;
• Mitigation (and adaptation) strategies of urban air pollution and thermal discomfort.

Prof. Dr. Riccardo Buccolieri
Dr. Jian Hang
Dr. Liyue Zeng
Dr. Cho Kwong Charlie Lam
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Atmosphere is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2400 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

• air pollution
• thermal environment and comfort
• field, wind tunnel experiments and numerical simulations
• pollution modelling
• urban morphology
• mitigation strategies