Increasingly used to represent climatic, biogeochemical, and
ecological systems, computer modeling has become an important tool
that should be in every environmental professional's toolbox.
Environmental Modeling: A Practical Introduction is just what it
purports to be, a practical introduction to the various methods,
techniques, and skills required for computerized environmental
modeling. Exploring the broad arena of environmental modeling, the
book demonstrates how to represent an environmental problem in
conceptual terms, formalize the conceptual model using mathematical
expressions, convert the mathematical model into a program that can
be run on a desktop or laptop computer, and examine the results
produced by the computational model.
Equally important, the book imparts skills that allow you to
develop, implement, and experiment with a range of computerized
environmental models. The emphasis is on active engagement in the
modeling process rather than on passive learning about a suite of
well-established models. The author takes a practical approach
throughout, one that does not get bogged down in the details of the
underlying mathematics and that encourages learning through "hands
on" experimentation. He provides a set of software tools and data
sets that you can use to work through the various examples and
exercises presented in each chapter, as well as presentational
material and handouts for course tutors. Comprehensive and
up-to-date, the book discusses how computational models can be used
to represent environmental systems and illustrates how such models
improve understanding of the ways in which environmental systems
function.
General
| Imprint: |
Crc Press
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Release date: |
February 2007 |
| First published: |
February 2007 |
| Authors: |
Mike J. Barnsley
|
| Dimensions: |
234 x 156 x 28mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Hardcover
|
| Pages: |
432 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-415-30054-4 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Earth & environment >
The environment >
General
|
| LSN: |
0-415-30054-1 |
| Barcode: |
9780415300544 |
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