Environmental modeling framework invasiveness: Analysis and implications

Environmental Modelling and Software

Volumn 26, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1240-1250

  Lloyd, W ^a,b   David, O ^a,b   Ascough, J C ^c   Rojas, K W ^d   Carlson, J R ^d   Leavesley, G H ^a   Krause, P ^e   Green, T R ^c   Ahuja, L R ^c  

^a Engineering Research Center and Hydraulics Laboratory   (United States)

^b Colorado State University   (United States)

^c U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^d USDA NRCS   (United States)

^e FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Component based modeling; Environmental modeling frameworks; Frameworks; Invasiveness; Software metrics

Indexed keywords

COMPONENT-BASED MODELING; ENVIRONMENTAL MODELING; FRAMEWORKS; INVASIVENESS; SOFTWARE METRICS;

MAINTAINABILITY;

DESIGN;

ENVIRONMENTAL MODELING; INVASIVENESS; RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODELING; SOFTWARE; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 79957795422     PISSN: 13648152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2011.03.011     Document Type: Article

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