Main FLEXPART references

Users are kindly asked to cite these papers as reference when publishing results of FLEXPART simulations, as well as any specific papers of relevant features:

• (for v11:) Bakels, L., Tatsii, D., Tipka, A., Thompson, R., Dütsch, M., Blaschek, M., Seibert, P., Baier, K., Bucci, S., Cassiani, M., Eckhardt, S., Groot Zwaaftink, C., Henne, S., Kaufmann, P., Lechner, V., Maurer, C., Mulder, M. D., Pisso, I., Plach, A., Subramanian, R., Vojta, M., and Stohl, A. (2024):
  FLEXPART version 11: Improved accuracy, efficiency, and flexibility,
  EGUsphere [preprint], ​https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2024-1713.

• I. Pisso, E. Sollum, H. Grythe, N. I. Kristiansen, M. Cassiani, S. Eckhardt, D. Arnold, D. Morton, R. L. Thompson, C. D. Groot Zwaaftink, N. Evangeliou, H. Sodemann, L. Haimberger, S. Henne, D. Brunner, J. F. Burkhart, A. Fouilloux, J. Brioude, A. Philipp, P. Seibert, and A. Stohl. (2019),
  The Lagrangian particle dispersion model FLEXPART version 10.4.
  Geosci. Model Dev., 12, 4955–4997, URL: ​https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-12-4955-2019.
  PDF download ​https://www.geosci-model-dev.net/12/4955/2019/gmd-12-4955-2019.pdf

• Stohl, A., M. Hittenberger, and G. Wotawa (1998): Validation of the Lagrangian particle dispersion model FLEXPART against large scale tracer experiments. Atmos. Environ. 32, 4245-4264.

• Stohl, A., and D. J. Thomson (1999): A density correction for Lagrangian particle dispersion models. Bound.-Layer Met. 90, 155-167.

• Stohl, A., C. Forster, A. Frank, P. Seibert, and G. Wotawa (2005): Technical Note : The Lagrangian particle dispersion model FLEXPART version 6.2. Atmos. Chem. Phys. 5, 2461-2474, ​https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-5-2461-2005.

For backward (receptor-oriented) applications, please cite also:

• Seibert, P. and Frank, A. (2004): Source-receptor matrix calculation with a Lagrangian particle dispersion model in backward mode., Atmos. Chem. Phys. 4, ​https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-4-51-2004, 51-63.

Petra Seibert has provided a ​list which is a bit more extensive, annoted and has links to the papers.

For FLEXPART-WRF simulations, please cite:

• Brioude, J., D. Arnold, A. Stohl et al. (2013): The Lagrangian particle dispersion model FLEXPART-WRF version 3.1, Geosci. Model Dev., 6, 1889-1904, ​https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-6-1889-2013.

If flex_extract version >= 7 is used, please cite:

• Tipka, A., Haimberger, L., and Seibert, P. (2020): Flex_extract v7.1.2 – a software package to retrieve and prepare ECMWF data for use in FLEXPART, Geosci. Model Dev., 13, 5277–5310, ​https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-13-5277-2020.