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The Quest for Balance in Crop Modeling
Author(s) -
Monteith John L.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
agronomy journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.752
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1435-0645
pISSN - 0002-1962
DOI - 10.2134/agronj1996.00021962008800050003x
Subject(s) - key (lock) , crop , calibration , computer science , balance (ability) , agricultural engineering , environmental science , agronomy , mathematics , engineering , biology , statistics , computer security , neuroscience
Crop models habitually run ahead of the measurements needed for rigorous calibration and validation. The treatment of key physiological processes is often very uneven, and the availability of microcomputers encourages modelers to develop complex schemes providing output that is unqualified by errors or uncertainties. Crop models are potentially powerful tools, but they should be used in a more disciplined way.