| Course ID: | MARS 8510. 3 hours. |
| Course Title: | Modeling Marine Systems |
Course
Description: | Fundamental methods and theoretical basis of mechanistic,
ecological modeling. Topics include model attributes, uses/steps
in construction, regulatory functions in multicomponent models,
determination and control of rates of flow, numerical solutions,
time delay effects, stochastic and deterministic models,
spatially explicit models, and modeling software packages. |
| Oasis Title: | MODELING MARINE SYS |
| Prerequisite: | Permission of department |
Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every even-numbered year. |
| Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
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| Course Objectives: | Designed to teach the fundamental methods and theoretical basis
of mechanistic, ecological modeling. |
| Topical Outline: | Model Attributes/Construction
Regulatory functions in multi-component models
Rates of flow determination/control
Numerical solution techniques
Time delay effects
Stochastic and deterministic models
Spatially explicit models
Modeling software packages
Current topics discussions |