Articles | Volume 5, issue 9
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-5-2461-2005
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-5-2461-2005
21 Sep 2005
21 Sep 2005

Technical note: The Lagrangian particle dispersion model FLEXPART version 6.2

A. Stohl, C. Forster, A. Frank, P. Seibert, and G. Wotawa

Abstract. The Lagrangian particle dispersion model FLEXPART was originally (about 8 years ago) designed for calculating the long-range and mesoscale dispersion of air pollutants from point sources, such as after an accident in a nuclear power plant. In the meantime FLEXPART has evolved into a comprehensive tool for atmospheric transport modeling and analysis. Its application fields were extended from air pollution studies to other topics where atmospheric transport plays a role (e.g., exchange between the stratosphere and troposphere, or the global water cycle). It has evolved into a true community model that is now being used by at least 25 groups from 14 different countries and is seeing both operational and research applications. A user manual has been kept actual over the years and was distributed over an internet page along with the model's source code. In this note we provide a citeable technical description of FLEXPART's latest version (6.2).

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