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A method for representing and developing process models
DOI:10.1016/j.ecocom.2007.02.017.png)
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Scientists investigate the dynamics of complex systems with quantitative models, employing them to synthesize knowledge, to explain obervations, and to forecast future system behavior. Complete specification of systems is impossible, so models must be simplified abstractions. Thus, the art of modeling involves deciding which system elements to include and determining how they should be represented. We view modeling as search through a space of candidate models that is guided by model objectives, theoretical knowledge, and empirical data. In this contribution, we introduce a method for representing process-based models that facilitates the discovery of structures that explain observed behavior. This representation casts dynamic systems as interacting sets of processes that act on entities. Using this approach, a modeler first encodes relevant ecological knowledge into a library of generic entities and processes, then instantiates these theoretical components, and finally assembles candidate models from these elements. We illustrate this methodology with a model of the Ross Sea ecosystem. (C) 2007 Published by Elsevier B.V.
Keyword:
ecosystem
machine learning
process-based models
system identification
Ross Sea
uncertainty
期刊
IF:
3.4
论文数:
951
被引数:
2.3K
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引用论文
EUTROPHICATION IN PEEL INLET .1. PROBLEM-DEFINING BEHAVIOR AND A MATHEMATICAL-MODEL FOR THE PHOSPHORUS SCENARIO
WATER RESEARCH
IF12.4

