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We review large scale modelling of the ISM with emphasis on the importance to include the disk-halo-disk duty cycle and to use a dynamical refinement of the grid (in regions where steep variations of density and pressure occur) for a realistic modelling of the ISM. We also discuss the necessity of convergence of the Simulation results by comparing 0.625, 1.25 and 2.5 pc resolution simulations and show that a minimum grid resolution of 1.25 pc is required for quantitatively reliable results, as there is a rapid convergence for Δx ≤ 1.1 pc.
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De Avillez, M., Breitschwerdt, D. (2004). From Large to Small Scales: Global Models of the ISM. In: de Avillez, M.A., Breitschwerdt, D. (eds) From Observations to Self-Consistent Modelling of the ISM in Galaxies. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-0979-9_43
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