IBM-LES Simulation Output and Post-Processing Code for Hurricane Boundary Layer Turbulence over Complex Urban Canopies

This dataset contains selected processed IBM-LES output and Python post-processing scripts supporting Sabet Sarvestani and Momen, “Hurricane Boundary Layer Turbulence Dynamics over Complex Urban Canopies Using Large-Eddy Simulations,” accepted for publication in Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres. The files support reproduction of Figure 3 and Figure 8 of the paper. Figure 3 data include an instantaneous three-dimensional velocity field and triangulated Houston urban geometry used to plot wind-speed slices at approximately 8 m and 250 m. Figure 8 data include processed vertical profiles for flat and dense staggered-canopy HBL and ABL cases used to calculate mean wind speed, normalized total Reynolds stress, and normalized eddy viscosity. The repository also includes the corresponding Python scripts, variable definitions, units, calculation details, and figure-reproduction instructions. For additional information about the simulation framework, case configurations, numerical methods, and interpretation of the archived results, please refer to: Sabet Sarvestani, F., and Momen, M. (2026). “Hurricane Boundary Layer Turbulence Dynamics over Complex Urban Canopies Using Large-Eddy Simulations.” Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, in press. All simulations were performed using the University of Houston high-performance computing clusters, including Carya and Sabine. Because the complete raw simulation archive is approximately 2.5 TB, this deposit contains selected and processed outputs required to reproduce the archived figures.