Simulation in environmental and ecological systems

  • Authors:
  • Lee A. Belfore, II

  • Affiliations:
  • Old Dominion University

  • Venue:
  • Applied system simulation
  • Year:
  • 2003

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Abstract

Computer simulation continues to be an important tool in understanding and managing environmental and ecological systems. Simulation provides a virtual laboratory within which scenarios can be evaluated and theories can be tested. Some basic principles of simulation, numeral methods, and validation relevant to the simulation domain of interest are reviewed. Several aspects of ecological system simulation are discussed including a focus on population ecology. Several topics in environmental system simulation are covered including a general introduction to modeling and a discussion of climate, plume, and noise modeling. Finally, a discussion on visualization of environmental and ecological systems is presented.