Nine Considerations for Constructing and Running Geomorphological Models

TY - CHAP

T1 - Nine Considerations for Constructing and Running Geomorphological Models

AU - Malamud, Bruce

AU - Baas, Andreas C.W.

PY - 2013/1

Y1 - 2013/1

N2 - In this chapter, three broad categories of geomorphological models are considered: (1) traditional physically based computer models; (2) cellular-automata models; and (3) statistical models of observations or simulated data. Nine considerations for constructing and running geomorphological models within these categories are then explored: (1) suitability of the model for the question and observational data at hand; (2) model parsimony; (3) dimensional analysis; (4) benchmarks; (5) sensitivity analysis; (6) calibration; (7) observation and model data exploration; (8) uncertainty assessment; and (9) alternative models, data, and questions. For each consideration, good practices within the context of the literature are highlighted.

AB - In this chapter, three broad categories of geomorphological models are considered: (1) traditional physically based computer models; (2) cellular-automata models; and (3) statistical models of observations or simulated data. Nine considerations for constructing and running geomorphological models within these categories are then explored: (1) suitability of the model for the question and observational data at hand; (2) model parsimony; (3) dimensional analysis; (4) benchmarks; (5) sensitivity analysis; (6) calibration; (7) observation and model data exploration; (8) uncertainty assessment; and (9) alternative models, data, and questions. For each consideration, good practices within the context of the literature are highlighted.

U2 - 10.1016/B978-0-12-374739-6.00024-5

DO - 10.1016/B978-0-12-374739-6.00024-5

M3 - Chapter

SN - 9780123747396

SP - 6

EP - 28

BT - Treatise on Geomorphology

A2 - Shroder, John F

PB - Elsevier publishing company

CY - Oxford

ER -