Environmental modelling / John Wainwright and Mark Mulligan.

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Simulation models are increasingly used to investigate processes and solve practical problems in a wide variety of disciplines. This text examines their unique role across such disparate disciplines as climatology, ecology, hydrology, geomorphology, and engineering, and addresses the common themes in the development, testing, and application of such models. Beginning with methods and approaches, it moves on to examine the relative advantages and disadvantages of different models used, illustrated with case studies. Later chapters detail a problem or issue and the role of modelling as a research activity, as well as the types of models used and lessons learned