The use of simulation models in teaching geomorphology and hydrology

Abstract

Learning about the physical environment from computer simulation models is discussed in terms of three stages: exploration, experiment and calibration. Many questions about the way the environment responds, or might respond, to external stimuli can be answered most effectively through simulation. Effective project work can also be carried out by attempting to fit a model to measured data, and critically evaluating parameter values and the choice of model. These approaches are illustrated in the context of two models which are presented as BBC BASIC programs; STORFLO for catchment hydrology and SLOPEK for hillslope evolution.

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