Introduction
Topics and tools of network science
Identifying important nodes and edges
Mesoscopic structures (modules, motifs, clusters, or communities)
Mechanisms driving the network evolution
How network structure affects the system dynamics
Finding a method that suits your project
Causes: flows of matter, energy, and opinions
Global circulation models
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Increasing accuracy by adding missing components and increasing spatial and temporal resolution.
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Increasing computational performance and eliminating computational bottlenecks (Washington et al. 2009).
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Increasing extensibility and facilitating validation by standardizing the components of the models.