Tutorials as a flexible alternative to GUIs: An example for advanced model calibration using Pilot Points

Environmental Modelling and Software

Volumn 66, Issue , 2015, Pages 78-86

  Moeck, Christian ^a   Hunkeler, Daniel ^a   Brunner, Philip ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

GUI; HydroGeoSphere; Model calibration; Pilot Points; Tutorial

Indexed keywords

APPLICATION PROGRAMS; SOFTWARE DESIGN;

ADVANCED MODELING; ENVIRONMENTAL MODELLING; GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE (GUIS); HYDROGEOSPHERE; MODEL CALIBRATION; MODELLING ENVIRONMENT; PILOT POINTS; TUTORIAL;

GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES;

CALIBRATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MODELING; SOFTWARE;

EID: 84921445842     PISSN: 13648152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2014.12.018     Document Type: Article

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