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Study programmes 2011-2012Last update : 14/06/2012
PHYS3009-1  Exchange Models in biosystems

Duration :  16h Th, 8h Pr
Number of credits :  
Master in Forests and natural Areas Engineering, Professional Focus, 1st yearSecond semester2
Lecturer :  Marc Aubinet
Language(s) of instruction :  
French language
Course contents :  
Model typology. Model construction : objectives, spatio temporal scales, hypothèses, construction of the equation system.
Model realisation : algorithm construction, sensitivity analysis, calibration, valdiation.
Examples : Verhulst model, Prey - predator model, Farquar model.
Learning outcomes of the course :  
Conceive models based on basic laws that describe mass or energy exchanges in biosystems.
After completing the course the student is expected to
- Conceive the structure of numerical model based on fundamental laws and describing biosystem exchanges.
-Perform model sensitivity analysis and apply calibration and validation procedure.
-Interpret model solution.
Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :  
-- PH103 - Environmental physics
-- SI204 - Computer science and algorithmic
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :  
Lectures : 16h
Practical Works : 8h
Assessment methods and criteria :  
Oral examination (100%)
Contacts :  
AUBINET Marc (Professeur Ordinaire)

Bât. GE Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech
Passage des Déportés 2
5030 Gembloux

+32 81 622488
Marc.Aubinet@ulg.ac.be


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