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Book SynopsisComputerised Environmental Modelling A Practical Introduction Using Excel J. Hardisty, D. M. Taylor and S. E. Metcalfe The University of Hull, UK The study of the environment is currently developing into a rigorous and demanding analytical science that requires the use of sophisticated environmental models. The increasing demand for graduates trained to deal with complex environmental issues gives rise to the problem of how environmental modelling should be taught. Computerised Environmental Modelling, which is based upon an existing undergraduate course, addresses this problem by presenting a readable (and tested) introduction to the subject through an easy to use software environment. Simple numerical models taught through widely available spreadsheets do away with the need for language-specific training. Students now no longer need to program before they can model. Divided into three sections, the book first deals with the general principles of environmental systems modelling, then
Table of ContentsENVIRONMENTAL MODELING.
Environmental Systems.
Introduction to Modeling.
A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO COMPUTER MODELING.
Making a Paper Model.
Making a Computer Model.
Environmental Models.
Presenting the Results.
Process-Response Modeling.
Stochastic Modeling.
Feedback Modeling.
Validation.
EXAMPLES OF ENVIRONMENTAL MODELS.
An Ocean Temperature Model.
Chaos.
Daisy World.
Faunal Extinction on an Isolated Island.
Acid Deposition.
Hydrological Response of Lake Basins.
Appendices.
Index.
