Environmental Modelling: Finding Simplicity in Complexity

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John Wainwright, Mark Mulligan
John Wiley & Sons, Jan 26, 2004 - Performing Arts - 408 pages
Simulation models are increasingly used to investigate processes and solve practical problems in a wide variety of disciplines eg. climatology, ecology, hydrology, geomorphology, engineering. Environmental Modelling: A Practical Approach addresses the development, testing and application of such models, which apply across traditional boundaries, and demonstrate how interactions across these boundaries can be beneficial.
  • Provides a general overview of methods and approaches as well as focusing on key subject areas written by leading practitioners in the field
  • Assesses the advantages and disadvantages of different models used and provides case studies supported with data, output, tutorial exercises and links to the model and/or model applications via the book's website
  • Covers major developments in the field, eg. the use of GIS and remote sensing techniques, and scaling issues
  • As associated website contains colour images, as well as links to www resources
 

Contents

Contents
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36
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42
References
68
2223
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3
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Finding Simplicity in Complexity in Biogeochemical Modelling
211
References
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References
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References
253
Acknowledgements
270
Soil Erosion and Conservation
277
Acknowledgements
288
Note
298

Soil and Hillslope Hydrology
93
Of course its those bloody macropores again
100
Acknowledgements
103
References
119
Modelling the Ecology of Plants
143
Spatial Population Models for Animals
157
Acknowledgements
167
Erosion and Sediment Transport
187
Note
195
Scaling Issues in Environmental Modelling
319
Environmental Applications of Computational Fluid Dynamics
335
References
347
Acknowledgements
365
DataBased Mechanistic Modelling and the Simplification of Environmental Systems
371
Notes
386
Index
397
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