The Object Modeling System

• Published in: Agricultural System Models pp. 317 - 330
• Main Authors: David, Olaf, Markstrom, Steven L., Rojas, Kenneth W., Ahuja, Lajpat R., Schneider, Ian W.
• Format: Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: United Kingdom CRC Press 2002; Taylor & Francis Group
• Edition: 1
• Subjects: Agricultural science; ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY; Water Stress Factor; Data Dictionary; Models Module Structure; GUI Element; Fortran Variables; Crop Environment REsource Synthesis; RZWQM; CSIRO Plant Industry; Dynamic Link Libraries; PRMS; Module Connectivity; Java Class Files; Data Dictionary Element; Basin Runoff; Soil Mineral Nitrogen Content; XML Query Language; Data Objects; Predicted Soil Water Contents; LAI; Module Library; European Hydrological System; Interdisciplinary Module Development; Relational Database Management Systems; Om; East River Basin
• ISBN: 9781566705639; 9780367454937; 1566705630; 0367454939
• DOI: 10.1201/9781420032413-15

The problems facing both users and developers of natural resource models are becoming much more complex. Understanding human management issues such as farming practices, erosion control, pesticide and fertilizer application, reservoir management and habitat restoration become compounded when viewed within the physical, hydrological, chemical and biological responses of the natural world. Computer simulations for conceptualization, prediction and management of agricultural areas, watersheds, water supply and environmentally sensitive sites are likewise becoming more complex. The interdisciplinary nature of these problems usually requires taking into account a significant number of different models, alternatives, data sources and domain experts.