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Calibration of Large Spatial Models: A Multistage, Multiobjective Optimization Technique

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Villa, F., Voinov, A., Fitz, C., Costanza, R. (2004). Calibration of Large Spatial Models: A Multistage, Multiobjective Optimization Technique. In: Costanza, R., Voinov, A. (eds) Landscape Simulation Modeling. Modeling Dynamic Systems. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-21555-7_4

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