An end-to-end coupled model ROMS-N2P2Z2D2-OSMOSE of the southern Benguela foodweb: Parameterisation, calibration and pattern-oriented validation

African Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 11-29

  Travers Trolet, M ^a   Shin, Y J ^b,c   Field, J G ^c  

^a IFREMER   (France)

^b INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

individual based model; model validation; pattern oriented modelling; trophic interactions; two way coupling

Indexed keywords

EID: 84899750963     PISSN: 1814232X     EISSN: 18142338     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/1814232X.2014.883326     Document Type: Article

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