کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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4375617 | 1617428 | 2016 | 8 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
• We proposed the conceptual framework of integrated modeling in VGEs.
• We reviewed the status of cross-disciplinary and cross-scale geo-process modeling.
• Model sharing and modeling management can be improved with model base.
• Comprehensive analysis of uncertainty is still challenging in modeling.
Geography investigates changes in physical structures and distributions of objects in spatiotemporal world, which are shaped by geographic process (geo-process). With extensive simulation models used to study geo-process, this paper examines the status of geo-process modeling (namely model-based simulation) for multidisciplinary geo-processes across scales in virtual geographic environments (VGEs). The conceptual framework of integrated modeling in VGEs is proposed with a review of specific issues, including model sharing and management, collaborative modeling and uncertainty analysis. The contribution of a model base in model reusability and modeling management, concerning input data, parameterization, and simulation output, is detailed. Finally, this paper concludes with a discussion of future research directions for holistic geo-process modeling.
Journal: Ecological Modelling - Volume 319, 10 January 2016, Pages 147–154