Digital twins of the natural environment

Gordon S Blair

doi:10.1016/j.patter.2021.100359

Digital twins of the natural environment

Patterns (N Y). 2021 Oct 8;2(10):100359. doi: 10.1016/j.patter.2021.100359.

Author

Gordon S Blair¹

Affiliation

¹ School of Computing and Communications, Lancaster University, Lancaster, UK.

Abstract

Digital twins emerged in the field of engineering but are now being applied in many areas of study. This article reflects on the enormous potential of digital twins of the natural environment and proposes an approach that builds on the massive legacy of process model understanding in this area combined with new insights from data understanding, including from AI/machine learning.

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