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| Author: | Boumans, R. |
| Title: | Modeling the dynamics of the integrated earth system and the value of global ecosystem services using the GUMBO model |
| Journal: | Ecological Economics
2002 : JUN, VOL. 41:3, p. 529-560 |
| Index terms: | MODELS SYSTEMS ANALYSIS ECOLOGY MODEL TESTING VALUATION |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | A global unified metamodel of the biosphere (GUMBO) was developed to simulate the integrated earth system and assess the dynamics and values of ecosystem services. It is a 'metamodel' in that it represents a synthesis and a simplification of several existing dynamic global models in both the natural and social sciences at an intermediate level of complexity. The current version of the model contains 234 state variables, 930 variables total, and 1715 parameters. GUMBO is the first global model to include the dynamic feedbacks among human technology, economic production and welfare, and ecosystem goods and services within the dynamic earth system. GUMBO includes modules to simulate carbon, water, and nutrient fluxes through the Atmosphere and Biosphere of the global system. |
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