Application of an evolutionary algorithm to the inverse parameter estimation of an individual-based model

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 221, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 840-849

  Duboz, Raphaël ^a   Versmisse, David ^c   Travers, Morgane ^b   Ramat, Eric ^c   Shin, Yunne Jai ^b  

^a CIRAD   (France)

^b INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DU LITTORAL CÔTE D OPALE   (France)

Author keywords

Evolutionary and genetic algorithms; Individual based model; Marine ecosystem model; Model calibration; Parameter estimation

Indexed keywords

AD HOC METHODS; ESTIMATED PARAMETER; INDIVIDUAL-BASED MODELS; MANUAL CALIBRATION; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MODEL CALIBRATION; MODEL OUTPUTS; NONLINEAR INTERACTIONS; PARAMETER UNCERTAINTY; POPULATION-BASED INCREMENTAL LEARNING; RESEARCH AREAS; STOCHASTICITY;

CALIBRATION; COMPLEXATION; ECOSYSTEMS; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; LEARNING ALGORITHMS; MATHEMATICAL OPERATORS; METAL ANALYSIS;

PARAMETER ESTIMATION;

ALGORITHM; CALIBRATION; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; INDIVIDUAL-BASED MODEL; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MODEL VALIDATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; STOCHASTICITY;

EID: 74549191360     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2009.11.023     Document Type: Article

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