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There are various types of models in the environmental sciences, and surely there is no unique opinion about the essence of an environmental model. Differences may mainly concern the scope of the models and the modeling methods. Concerning the scope, this book is relatively open; i.e. examples from different branches of environmental science and technology are included, mainly from the hydrosphere and the geosphere, and also from the biosphere and the atmosphere. However, the examples are selected for demonstration purposes and can in no way represent the vast variety of phenomena and approaches, which can be met in publications and studies of all types of environmental systems.
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Holzbecher, E. (2012). Introduction. In: Environmental Modeling. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-22042-5_1
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