Concept information
Preferred term
Models
Definition
- A mathematical model is a description of a system using mathematical concepts and language. The process of developing a mathematical model is termed mathematical modeling. Mathematical models are used in the natural sciences and engineering disciplines, as well as in non-physical systems such as the social sciences. (en)
Broader concept
- Other (en)
Narrower concepts
- BLING (en)
- CAM-chem (en)
- CASA-GFED3-V2 (en)
- CASA-GFED3-V3 (en)
- Catchment-LSM (en)
- CESM (en)
- CHIRPS (en)
- CLIMATE MODELS (en)
- CLM-LSM (en)
- CMAQ (en)
- CMORPH (en)
- CMS-Flux-V1 (en)
- COMPUTERS (en)
- CRM (en)
- Data Analysis (en)
- DEM (en)
- ECCO2_Darwin-V3 (en)
- ECMWF (en)
- ECMWF ERA5 (en)
- ECMWFIFS (en)
- ERA15DAS (en)
- ERA40DAS (en)
- FFDAS-V2 (en)
- FLEXPART (en)
- Forcing-LSM (en)
- FSL-MAPS (en)
- GCM (en)
- GDAS (en)
- GEOS (en)
- GLPPM (en)
- GOCART (en)
- HAQES (en)
- L4_C (en)
- LNOM (en)
- LSM (en)
- Merged Analysis (en)
- MERRA (en)
- MERRA-2 (en)
- MICOM (en)
- MITgcm (en)
- ModelE (en)
- MODELS (en)
- Mosaic-LSM (en)
- MOZART-4 (en)
- NASA-GISS-3D-Tracer-Transport (en)
- NASA-GISS-Dust-Transport (en)
- NCEP-CFSR (en)
- NCEP-CFSV2 (en)
- NCEP/DOE-R2M (en)
- NCEP-ETA (en)
- NCEP-FNL (en)
- NCEP-GFS (en)
- NCEP-GODAS (en)
- NCEP-MRF (en)
- NCEP-NAM (en)
- NCEP/NCAR-RM (en)
- NCEP-RUC (en)
- Noah-LSM (en)
- NOBM (en)
- OBSERVATION BASED (en)
- OCEAN STATE ESTIMATION (en)
- OPERATIONAL MODELS (en)
- Penman-Monteith (en)
- POM (en)
- RAQMS (en)
- RASI (en)
- REANALYSIS MODELS (en)
- SMERGE (en)
- SPEAR (en)
- STILT (en)
- TRAJ3D (en)
- Unified Model UM (en)
- VIC-LSM (en)
- WRF (en)
- WRF-Chem (en)
Change note
- 2021-11-30 12:41:48.0 [tstevens] Insert Concept add broader relation (Models [0a184cdc-c074-4946-90a6-02f03c686341,835911] - Other [5cd7da77-cb95-40aa-8775-b6df68e0aa63,835876]);
- 2021-11-30 13:23:14.0 [tstevens] Move Concepts add narrower relation (Models [0a184cdc-c074-4946-90a6-02f03c686341,835911] - WRF [6fb2817f-c3e3-4332-85ad-79f74227e6bc,826361]);
- 2021-11-30 13:23:20.0 [tstevens] Move Concepts add narrower relation (Models [0a184cdc-c074-4946-90a6-02f03c686341,835911] - VIC-LSM [87a9b8ff-5da4-4a9e-815b-2564a1af2719,826467]);
- 2021-11-30 13:23:29.0 [tstevens] Move Concepts add narrower relation (Models [0a184cdc-c074-4946-90a6-02f03c686341,835911] - Unified Model UM [1ee7757f-8097-432c-b473-b2a2a1266f30,826048]);
- 2021-11-30 13:23:36.0 [tstevens] Move Concepts add narrower relation (Models [0a184cdc-c074-4946-90a6-02f03c686341,835911] - SPEAR [3d374eb9-1eb4-4c64-b764-47f6206bbc85,826159]);
- 2021-11-30 13:23:42.0 [tstevens] Move Concepts add narrower relation (Models [0a184cdc-c074-4946-90a6-02f03c686341,835911] - SMERGE [dbe12992-5ef4-47d2-b2a4-84a7c28e84f0,826814]);
- 2021-11-30 13:23:48.0 [tstevens] Move Concepts add narrower relation (Models [0a184cdc-c074-4946-90a6-02f03c686341,835911] - REANALYSIS MODELS [e804fb28-786b-460f-969c-7005b0803cde,826856]);
- 2021-11-30 13:23:54.0 [tstevens] Move Concepts add narrower relation (Models [0a184cdc-c074-4946-90a6-02f03c686341,835911] - RASI [2d0c75bf-49bc-4a76-bd77-b179ea677bc2,826095]);
- 2021-11-30 13:24:03.0 [tstevens] Move Concepts add narrower relation (Models [0a184cdc-c074-4946-90a6-02f03c686341,835911] - RAQMS [012a6415-f410-467f-92a8-5196cfd211f4,825914]);
- 2021-11-30 13:24:10.0 [tstevens] Move Concepts add narrower relation (Models [0a184cdc-c074-4946-90a6-02f03c686341,835911] - Penman-Monteith [3b746299-cd6d-4aa9-8de2-f05f3d6897cc,826146]);
- 2021-11-30 13:24:19.0 [tstevens] Move Concepts add narrower relation (Models [0a184cdc-c074-4946-90a6-02f03c686341,835911] - POM [45d0ab0d-19d4-4fc4-8f69-9f6b4529a430,826201]);
- 2021-11-30 13:24:26.0 [tstevens] Move Concepts add narrower relation (Models [0a184cdc-c074-4946-90a6-02f03c686341,835911] - OPERATIONAL MODELS [9f95a56a-2669-427e-a785-de9162ffe133,826563]);
- 2021-11-30 13:24:35.0 [tstevens] Move Concepts add narrower relation (Models [0a184cdc-c074-4946-90a6-02f03c686341,835911] - OCEAN STATE ESTIMATION [04d24dfe-c9f7-43b6-8bd8-8f2613767257,825933]);
- 2021-11-30 13:24:46.0 [tstevens] Move Concepts add narrower relation (Models [0a184cdc-c074-4946-90a6-02f03c686341,835911] - Noah-LSM [d92e3dca-7aeb-4cc1-9dc0-571844337222,826799]);
- 2021-11-30 13:25:23.0 [tstevens] Move Concepts add narrower relation (Models [0a184cdc-c074-4946-90a6-02f03c686341,835911] - NCEP/NCAR-RM [b1c1ea44-000a-4535-8e90-d8dd447371d4,826651]);
- 2021-11-30 13:26:28.0 [tstevens] Move Concepts add narrower relation (Models [0a184cdc-c074-4946-90a6-02f03c686341,835911] - NOBM [b63e0078-74a3-431d-92f7-8853c10474e4,826669]);
- 2021-11-30 13:26:32.0 [tstevens] Move Concepts add narrower relation (Models [0a184cdc-c074-4946-90a6-02f03c686341,835911] - NCEP/DOE-R2M [7c4302ef-0fca-4987-9515-d059b9e0bb95,826411]);
- 2021-11-30 13:27:50.0 [tstevens] Move Concepts add narrower relation (Models [0a184cdc-c074-4946-90a6-02f03c686341,835911] - NCEP-RUC [8c24fade-c39c-4b4f-b60c-d884ae780948,826493]);
- 2021-11-30 13:27:58.0 [tstevens] Move Concepts add narrower relation (Models [0a184cdc-c074-4946-90a6-02f03c686341,835911] - NCEP-NAM [4cbc6cbe-50a2-4464-acd9-395379753d4e,826223]);
- 2021-11-30 13:28:07.0 [tstevens] Move Concepts add narrower relation (Models [0a184cdc-c074-4946-90a6-02f03c686341,835911] - NCEP-MRF [6426710e-8498-4308-845e-c9c543bcc17e,826315]);
- 2021-11-30 13:28:12.0 [tstevens] Move Concepts add narrower relation (Models [0a184cdc-c074-4946-90a6-02f03c686341,835911] - NCEP-GODAS [4201d98f-7f8a-46bf-b823-47385bbc7fed,826181]);
- 2021-11-30 13:28:19.0 [tstevens] Move Concepts add narrower relation (Models [0a184cdc-c074-4946-90a6-02f03c686341,835911] - NCEP-GFS [53b3429a-d915-4d1c-b600-bf3e37874839,826252]);
- 2021-11-30 13:28:29.0 [tstevens] Move Concepts add narrower relation (Models [0a184cdc-c074-4946-90a6-02f03c686341,835911] - NCEP-FNL [0ea8022d-e6bf-48e0-86ce-e1e7a886b7b1,825975]);
- 2021-11-30 13:28:36.0 [tstevens] Move Concepts add narrower relation (Models [0a184cdc-c074-4946-90a6-02f03c686341,835911] - NCEP-ETA [2ecfc2b9-118b-4462-9352-9193eef0a1dc,826099]);
- 2021-11-30 13:29:53.0 [tstevens] Move Concepts add narrower relation (Models [0a184cdc-c074-4946-90a6-02f03c686341,835911] - NCEP-CFSV2 [86ee0e30-96d0-4bb4-9ee6-a24aa0e0234b,826462]);
- 2021-11-30 13:29:58.0 [tstevens] Move Concepts add narrower relation (Models [0a184cdc-c074-4946-90a6-02f03c686341,835911] - NCEP-CFSR [929347c6-e7d9-4e72-a6c8-8926a369cb6b,826509]);
- 2021-11-30 13:30:15.0 [tstevens] Move Concepts add narrower relation (Models [0a184cdc-c074-4946-90a6-02f03c686341,835911] - NASA-GISS-Dust-Transport [ac82f543-df04-4301-b5fa-dae2800197d6,826624]);
- 2021-11-30 13:30:28.0 [tstevens] Move Concepts add narrower relation (Models [0a184cdc-c074-4946-90a6-02f03c686341,835911] - NASA-GISS-3D-Tracer-Transport [16ddc50b-7bb0-4a13-adef-dbdd5e2e2bcd,826005]);
- 2021-11-30 13:30:35.0 [tstevens] Move Concepts add narrower relation (Models [0a184cdc-c074-4946-90a6-02f03c686341,835911] - Mosaic-LSM [8c1eb362-072d-4763-b6f3-6b706b257e6a,826492]);
- 2021-11-30 13:30:43.0 [tstevens] Move Concepts add narrower relation (Models [0a184cdc-c074-4946-90a6-02f03c686341,835911] - ModelE [8ad656db-1324-4e92-8273-5a765ca29282,826481]);
- 2021-11-30 13:30:49.0 [tstevens] Move Concepts add narrower relation (Models [0a184cdc-c074-4946-90a6-02f03c686341,835911] - Merged Analysis [6acce314-322f-4d58-9dcb-1f93457a9d86,826333]);
- 2021-11-30 13:32:04.0 [tstevens] Move Concepts add narrower relation (Models [0a184cdc-c074-4946-90a6-02f03c686341,835911] - MODELS [26d3953e-be79-46e4-b746-efb1983c3f5c,826076]);
- 2021-11-30 13:32:12.0 [tstevens] Move Concepts add narrower relation (Models [0a184cdc-c074-4946-90a6-02f03c686341,835911] - MITgcm [3fd56bd8-0e40-4401-9033-97df9a552001,826174]);
- 2021-11-30 13:32:18.0 [tstevens] Move Concepts add narrower relation (Models [0a184cdc-c074-4946-90a6-02f03c686341,835911] - MICOM [00f8ab1f-040f-40b4-ba64-9f6a4c2ca7ed,825913]);
- 2021-11-30 13:32:25.0 [tstevens] Move Concepts add narrower relation (Models [0a184cdc-c074-4946-90a6-02f03c686341,835911] - MERRA-2 [09294834-bc5d-4937-ba1a-3a62b4329948,825952]);
- 2021-11-30 13:32:33.0 [tstevens] Move Concepts add narrower relation (Models [0a184cdc-c074-4946-90a6-02f03c686341,835911] - MERRA [5a147bc8-abc3-4c79-bbba-0a64bf888b41,826277]);
- 2021-11-30 13:32:38.0 [tstevens] Move Concepts add narrower relation (Models [0a184cdc-c074-4946-90a6-02f03c686341,835911] - LSM [73cef3bc-0a2c-4c10-9e5b-d0c64bca038f,826375]);
- 2021-11-30 13:32:46.0 [tstevens] Move Concepts add narrower relation (Models [0a184cdc-c074-4946-90a6-02f03c686341,835911] - GOCART [bacbb5ad-9269-48ce-8da2-c22d73b9a5f2,826687]);
- 2021-11-30 13:32:52.0 [tstevens] Move Concepts add narrower relation (Models [0a184cdc-c074-4946-90a6-02f03c686341,835911] - GEOS-5 [42ad1501-744a-439c-a394-258db03d0304,826184]);
- 2021-11-30 13:32:59.0 [tstevens] Move Concepts add narrower relation (Models [0a184cdc-c074-4946-90a6-02f03c686341,835911] - GEOS-Chem [4773815f-2a76-425e-86cc-0bfd4c3b75c2,826207]);
- 2021-11-30 13:33:04.0 [tstevens] Move Concepts add narrower relation (Models [0a184cdc-c074-4946-90a6-02f03c686341,835911] - GLPM [913391a8-e711-43f3-ade2-ef26fddeba24,826505]);
- 2021-11-30 13:33:10.0 [tstevens] Move Concepts add narrower relation (Models [0a184cdc-c074-4946-90a6-02f03c686341,835911] - LNOM [9f792df5-3995-48ad-af46-d4ad887d102c,826561]);
- 2021-11-30 13:33:18.0 [tstevens] Move Concepts add narrower relation (Models [0a184cdc-c074-4946-90a6-02f03c686341,835911] - GEOS-4 [b42aa64a-6b63-4fd0-b953-4abf7558008c,826660]);
- 2021-11-30 13:33:23.0 [tstevens] Move Concepts add narrower relation (Models [0a184cdc-c074-4946-90a6-02f03c686341,835911] - L4_C [08ccef97-4faf-4678-8404-03945170aa21,825950]);
- 2021-11-30 13:33:30.0 [tstevens] Move Concepts add narrower relation (Models [0a184cdc-c074-4946-90a6-02f03c686341,835911] - GDAS [b316bcaf-1ab8-4a67-91b7-76c28bb29e4e,826655]);
- 2021-11-30 13:33:35.0 [tstevens] Move Concepts add narrower relation (Models [0a184cdc-c074-4946-90a6-02f03c686341,835911] - GCM [d1e2c5e2-076b-4949-8125-384712a33b58,826773]);
- 2021-11-30 13:33:42.0 [tstevens] Move Concepts add narrower relation (Models [0a184cdc-c074-4946-90a6-02f03c686341,835911] - Forcing-LSM [862e790e-d42f-433a-8561-107562aceb64,826459]);
- 2021-11-30 13:33:47.0 [tstevens] Move Concepts add narrower relation (Models [0a184cdc-c074-4946-90a6-02f03c686341,835911] - FSL-MAPS [f065f97b-a10e-4204-8807-dc904c409b51,826891]);
- 2021-11-30 13:33:55.0 [tstevens] Move Concepts add narrower relation (Models [0a184cdc-c074-4946-90a6-02f03c686341,835911] - FLEXPART [6df317e1-6694-4741-b657-58b15253f384,826351]);
- 2021-11-30 13:34:03.0 [tstevens] Move Concepts add narrower relation (Models [0a184cdc-c074-4946-90a6-02f03c686341,835911] - FFDAS-V2 [5c869d68-fbf3-466b-89a0-9622f4f6e773,826288]);
- 2021-11-30 13:34:10.0 [tstevens] Move Concepts add narrower relation (Models [0a184cdc-c074-4946-90a6-02f03c686341,835911] - ERA40DAS [260c784e-c422-4279-97fa-9c7a348118fa,826075]);
- 2021-11-30 13:34:16.0 [tstevens] Move Concepts add narrower relation (Models [0a184cdc-c074-4946-90a6-02f03c686341,835911] - ERA15DAS [d022dc0f-0ce8-471a-ac6c-aabb48542cf4,826765]);
- 2021-11-30 13:34:23.0 [tstevens] Move Concepts add narrower relation (Models [0a184cdc-c074-4946-90a6-02f03c686341,835911] - ECMWFIFS [47ee8305-57b9-4df1-84ce-f563df48cf69,826210]);
- 2021-11-30 13:34:28.0 [tstevens] Move Concepts add narrower relation (Models [0a184cdc-c074-4946-90a6-02f03c686341,835911] - ECMWF ERA5 [931c9090-2136-458b-9047-943c25c65f3a,826513]);
- 2021-11-30 13:34:35.0 [tstevens] Move Concepts add narrower relation (Models [0a184cdc-c074-4946-90a6-02f03c686341,835911] - ECMWF [eb6ac42f-7c8d-4e3f-9f80-e6334c463d26,826873]);
- 2021-11-30 13:34:50.0 [tstevens] Move Concepts add narrower relation (Models [0a184cdc-c074-4946-90a6-02f03c686341,835911] - ECCO2_Darwin-V3 [b35637e0-bc1f-4ecf-b5bc-c78eaeb72562,826656]);
- 2021-11-30 13:35:02.0 [tstevens] Move Concepts add narrower relation (Models [0a184cdc-c074-4946-90a6-02f03c686341,835911] - Data Analysis [73c1df3f-b389-4cc0-98eb-0fbc4f071f98,826374]);
- 2021-11-30 13:35:09.0 [tstevens] Move Concepts add narrower relation (Models [0a184cdc-c074-4946-90a6-02f03c686341,835911] - DEM [4a56783a-932e-4ca7-acea-af82a9fe5626,826220]);
- 2021-11-30 13:35:16.0 [tstevens] Move Concepts add narrower relation (Models [0a184cdc-c074-4946-90a6-02f03c686341,835911] - Catchment-LSM [09ef7548-5e64-4296-8129-0ab625e15721,825953]);
- 2021-11-30 13:35:22.0 [tstevens] Move Concepts add narrower relation (Models [0a184cdc-c074-4946-90a6-02f03c686341,835911] - CRM [57441436-5372-484e-983c-f96cbc51ef72,826263]);
- 2021-11-30 13:35:29.0 [tstevens] Move Concepts add narrower relation (Models [0a184cdc-c074-4946-90a6-02f03c686341,835911] - CMS-Flux-V1 [30a98319-e05b-4f35-9cdd-8f287f6c8300,826111]);
- 2021-11-30 13:35:34.0 [tstevens] Move Concepts add narrower relation (Models [0a184cdc-c074-4946-90a6-02f03c686341,835911] - CMORPH [1810678e-9c36-4260-b9a2-eb69eda1ffe4,826010]);
- 2021-11-30 13:37:17.0 [tstevens] Move Concepts add narrower relation (Models [0a184cdc-c074-4946-90a6-02f03c686341,835911] - CLM-LSM [d8e67ddc-abaf-469b-8e84-f1549c1ca70d,826798]);
- 2021-11-30 13:37:27.0 [tstevens] Move Concepts add narrower relation (Models [0a184cdc-c074-4946-90a6-02f03c686341,835911] - CLIMATE MODELS [8680cb49-1637-4a47-a5fd-f39d4e618e45,826461]);
- 2021-11-30 13:37:37.0 [tstevens] Move Concepts add narrower relation (Models [0a184cdc-c074-4946-90a6-02f03c686341,835911] - CHIRPS [2f340c79-ed96-4c46-8546-90c14dca2078,826100]);
- 2021-11-30 13:37:52.0 [tstevens] Move Concepts add narrower relation (Models [0a184cdc-c074-4946-90a6-02f03c686341,835911] - CASA-GFED3-V3 [c3a217f5-de08-4aeb-9429-0a29821820b5,826714]);
- 2021-11-30 13:37:56.0 [tstevens] Move Concepts add narrower relation (Models [0a184cdc-c074-4946-90a6-02f03c686341,835911] - CESM [1b492235-f1fa-47d9-aae5-278812d29e7d,826029]);
- 2021-11-30 13:38:32.0 [tstevens] Move Concepts add narrower relation (Models [0a184cdc-c074-4946-90a6-02f03c686341,835911] - CAM-chem [32204115-79a6-4cda-aac0-2f57580eb445,826114]);
- 2021-11-30 13:38:36.0 [tstevens] Move Concepts add narrower relation (Models [0a184cdc-c074-4946-90a6-02f03c686341,835911] - CASA-GFED3-V2 [1a9082fc-2274-4f86-ad94-6034cae84ed5,826026]);
- 2021-11-30 13:39:14.0 [tstevens] Move Concepts add narrower relation (Models [0a184cdc-c074-4946-90a6-02f03c686341,835911] - BLING [750bc9c6-dda7-449a-9299-9473f03bb67b,826383]);
- 2021-11-30 13:40:24.0 [tstevens] Move Concepts add narrower relation (Models [0a184cdc-c074-4946-90a6-02f03c686341,835911] - OBSERVATION BASED [bb5002a8-6ff2-43dd-b0c9-8f9a76e11cb5,826689]);
- 2021-11-30 13:48:20.0 [tstevens] Move Concepts add narrower relation (Models [0a184cdc-c074-4946-90a6-02f03c686341,835911] - COMPUTERS [936822a8-ce02-49aa-970f-b4a92dfd769b,826514]);
- 2022-03-08 15:25:40.0 [tstevens] insert Definition (id: null text: A mathematical model is a description of a system using mathematical concepts and language. The process of developing a mathematical model is termed mathematical modeling. Mathematical models are used in the natural sciences and engineering disciplines, as well as in non-physical systems such as the social sciences. language code: en);
- 2022-03-13 18:08:30.0 [tstevens] Insert Concept add narrower relation (Models [0a184cdc-c074-4946-90a6-02f03c686341,835911] - MOZART-4 [fe979e09-fcb1-4991-8fab-8ff32a28e84b,836074]);
- 2022-03-13 18:10:21.0 [tstevens] Insert Concept add narrower relation (Models [0a184cdc-c074-4946-90a6-02f03c686341,835911] - CMAQ [bbe49581-019d-4fec-8730-6f07465ec479,836075]);
- 2022-03-24 08:46:29.0 [tstevens] Insert Concept add narrower relation (Models [0a184cdc-c074-4946-90a6-02f03c686341,855146] - TRAJ3D [388b0962-f9c0-48d9-95aa-0aa55d5043d9,865214]);
- 2022-05-25 16:32:59.0 [sritz] Insert Concept add narrower relation (Models [0a184cdc-c074-4946-90a6-02f03c686341,928092] - GEOS [b92ec1f1-157e-4778-8bb3-c60a929bd1de,938200]);
- 2022-05-25 16:37:30.0 [sritz] Move Concepts delete narrower relation (null);
- 2022-05-25 16:37:36.0 [sritz] Move Concepts delete narrower relation (null);
- 2022-05-25 16:37:41.0 [sritz] Move Concepts delete narrower relation (null);
- 2022-08-16 12:22:12.0 [tstevens] Insert Concept add narrower relation (Models [0a184cdc-c074-4946-90a6-02f03c686341,1015890] - WRF-Chem [83ed16e1-71b9-4c2b-9184-b517be58f421,1026072]);
- 2022-09-12 08:33:51.0 [tstevens] Insert Concept add narrower relation (Models [0a184cdc-c074-4946-90a6-02f03c686341,1045270] - STILT [eb069e81-1ccb-45a1-867a-520f9cdec401,1055463]);
- 2023-02-15 16:57:44.0 [sritz] Insert Concept add narrower relation (Models [0a184cdc-c074-4946-90a6-02f03c686341,1207199] - HAQES [0bba0556-f0b7-48ff-8b0e-d9b102e9b13e,1217439]);
URI
https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concept/0a184cdc-c074-4946-90a6-02f03c686341
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