Model

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A detailed and explicit description of a computation procedure. D↷ A model can be automatically run by a computer after the input parameters have been entered. The output of the computation is optimally the result of a variable. A model relates to the "management" subattribute of the "process" template.<section end=glossary />

Model description

Model description contains the general format for the description of models.

• Summary
  • How to access
• Name
• Purpose
  • Purpose (general)
  • Spatial coverage
  • Spatial resolution
  • Temporal coverage
  • Temporal resolution
  • Details / Scope
    • Pollutants / Stressors
    • Health effects
    • Population data
    • Source types of emissions / sectors
    • Physical information (e.g. meteorologies)
• Structure of the process
  • Input format
    • Data sources
    • Input stemming from other models
  • Procedure
    • Procedure as such
    • Assumptions and constraints made to facilitate the calculation
  • Output format (incl. if the output is point estimates or a distribution)
    • Results
    • Output that goes into other models
• Rationale
  • Rationale (general)
  • Weaknesses of the model
• Technical information
  • Technical constraints (e.g. platforms)
  • User constraints (who could use the model? Must he/she be trained?)
• See also Model
• References