The PIAM approach to modular integrated assessment modelling

Environmental Modelling and Software

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 739-748

  Hinkel, Jochen ^a  

^a POTSDAM INSTITUTE FOR CLIMATE IMPACT RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Climate change; Integrated assessment modelling; Integrated modelling; Model integration; Modular modelling; Modularity

Indexed keywords

DATA TRANSFER; INTERFACES (COMPUTER);

INTEGRATED ASSESSMENT MODELLING; INTEGRATED MODELLING; MODEL INTEGRATION; MODULAR MODELLING; MODULARITY;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

CLIMATE CHANGE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; INTEGRATED APPROACH; MODEL TEST;

EID: 60649092890     PISSN: 13648152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2008.11.005     Document Type: Article

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