Modelling as a discipline

International Journal of General Systems

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 261-282

  Silvert, William ^a  

^a INSTITUTO PORTUGUÊS DO MAR E DA ATMOSFERA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Ecology; Modelling; Models; Simulation; Validation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0004678912     PISSN: 03081079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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