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Equifinality

Equifinality is the principle that in open systems a given end state can be reached by many potential means. The term and concept is due to Hans… (More)
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2008
2008
Addressing equifinality and uncertainty in eutrophication models
[1] Large simulation models of eutrophication processes are commonly used to aid scientific understanding and to guide management… (More)
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2008
2008
Equifinality of Formal (DREAM) and Informal (GLUE) Bayesian Approaches in Hydrologic Modeling?
In recent years, a strong debate has emerged in the hydrologic literature regarding what constitutes an appropriate framework for… (More)
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2008
2008
Equifinality in parameterization of process-based biogeochemistry models: A significant uncertainty source to the estimation of regional carbon dynamics
[1] Numerical biogeochemistry models suffer from equifinality problem in their parameterizations using eddy flux tower data… (More)
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2006
Review
2006
Physics-based hydrologic-response simulation: Seeing through the fog of equifinality
Equifinality The need to characterize the distributed nature of near-surface hydrologic response has been stressed recently by… (More)
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2005
2005
Complexities in IS sourcing: equifinality and relationship management
Growth in IS outsourcing spurred research in the area that spans many perspectives but contains contradictory findings… (More)
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2005
2005
Debating Issues of Equifinality in Ungulate Skeletal Part Studies
This paper introduces a collection of 11 papers originally presented in a symposium held at the 2004 meeting of the Society for… (More)
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2005
2005
Beyond Cautionary Tales: A Multivariate Taphonomic Approach for Resolving Equifinality in Zooarchaeological Studies
We describe a multivariate approach that reconstructs the taphonomic histories of zooarchaeological assemblages. The approach… (More)
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2004
Highly Cited
2004
A Manifesto for the Equifinality Thesis
This essay discusses some of the issues involved in the identification and predictions of hydrological models given some… (More)
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2002
2002
Parallel Processing for a Better Understanding of Equifinality in Hydrological Models
The aim of conceptual modeling of watersheds is to realize a numeric scheme for determining rainfallrunoff at the outlet of a… (More)
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1998
1998
Uncertainty and equifinality in calibrating distributed roughness coefficients in a flood propagation model with limited data
Monte-Carlo simulations of a two-dimensional finite element model of a flood in the southern part of Sicily were used to explore… (More)
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