A generic framework for evaluating hybrid models by reuse and composition - A case study on soil temperature simulation

Environmental Modelling and Software

Volumn 62, Issue , 2014, Pages 478-486

  Donatelli, M ^a   Bregaglio, S ^b   Confalonieri, R ^b   De Mascellis, R ^c   Acutis, M ^b  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DELLA NUTRIZIONE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c CNR Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche   (Italy)

Author keywords

Composite indicators; Model comparison; Model composition; Model development

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; SOIL MOISTURE;

COMPOSITE INDICATORS; FIELD RECORDED DATA; MODEL COMPARISON; MODEL COMPOSITION; MODEL DEVELOPMENT; MULTI-METRIC INDICES; SIMULATION PACKAGES; SURFACE TEMPERATURES;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

DATABASE; ENVIRONMENTAL MODELING; NUMERICAL MODEL; SOIL PROFILE; SOIL TEMPERATURE; SURFACE TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84912067885     PISSN: 13648152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2014.04.011     Document Type: Article

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