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TURB-Smoke. A database of Lagrangian pollutants emitted from point sources in turbulent flows with a mean wind.

Luca Biferale, Fabio Bonaccorso, Niccolò Cocciaglia, Robin A Heinonen, Lorenzo Piro

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Luca BiferaleDepartment of Physics & INFN, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Via della Ricerca Scientifica 1, 00133, Rome, Italy.
Fabio BonaccorsoDepartment of Physics & INFN, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Via della Ricerca Scientifica 1, 00133, Rome, Italy.
Niccolò CocciagliaDepartment of Physics & INFN, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Via della Ricerca Scientifica 1, 00133, Rome, Italy. niccolo.cocciaglia@roma2.infn.it.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0001-7201-2444
Robin A HeinonenMaLGa & DICCA, University of Genoa, Via Montallegro 1, Genoa, Italy.
Lorenzo PiroDepartment of Physics & INFN, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Via della Ricerca Scientifica 1, 00133, Rome, Italy.

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Navigation with complex odor dynamics: computational principles and neural circuit implementation in miceR01DC018789 · NIDCD · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI GIRE, DAVID HENRY · 2020 to 2024
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EC | Horizon 2020 Framework Programme (EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation H2020) 101002724EC | Horizon 2020 Framework Programme (EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation H2020) 882340NIDCD NIH HHS R01 DC018789U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | NIH Office of the Director (OD) R01DC018789
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Abstract

Identifying the location and characteristics of pollution sources in turbulent flows is challenging, especially for environmental monitoring and emergency response, due to sparse, stochastic, and infrequent cue detection. Even in idealized settings, accurately modeling these phenomena remains highly complex, with realistic representations typically achievable only through experimental or simulation-based data. We introduce TURB-Smoke, a cutting-edge numerical dataset designed for investigating odor and contaminant dispersion in turbulent environments with and without mean wind. Generated via direct numerical simulations of the fully resolved three-dimensional Navier-Stokes equations, TURB-Smoke tracks hundreds of millions of Lagrangian particles released from five distinct point sources in fully developed turbulence, thus providing a reliable ground-truth framework for developing and evaluating source-tracking strategies using stationary sensors or mobile agents in realistic flows. Each particle's trajectory is continuously tracked on many characteristic turbulence timescales, recording both the position and the local flow velocity. Additionally, we provide coarse-grained concentration fields in 3D and in quasi-2D slabs containing the source, ideal for quickly testing and optimizing search algorithms under varying flow conditions.

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