View source for Java Models of Earth System Regulation

[[Image:earth.jpg|right|thumb|200px|The Earth.  Photographed in 1972 by the crew of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_17 Apollo 17] mission.  It is sometimes known as the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Marble ''Blue Marble''] photograph.]]

==Models==
The JModel suite consists of a number of models of aspects of the Earth System.  They can all be run from the [[jmodels|JModels website]]. They are written in the Java language for maximum portability, and are capable of running on most computing platforms including Windows, MacOS and Unix/Linux. The models are controlled via graphical user interfaces (GUI), so no knowledge of computer programming is required to run them.

The models currently available from the JModels website are:

* [[Phosphorus model|Ocean phosphorus cycle]]
* [[Nitrogen-phosphorus model|Ocean nitrogen and phosphorus cycles]]
* [[Silicon-phosphorus model|Ocean silicon and phosphorus cycles]]
* [[Carbon model|Ocean and atmosphere carbon cycle]]
* [[Energy radiation balance model]] (under development) [[Image:under_construction.png|20px]]

==Pathways==
The main purpose of the models is to investigate how material and energy cycles of the Earth system are regulated and controlled by different feedbacks. While the central focus is on these feedbacks and Earth System stabilisation, the models can also be used in other ways and for this reason they are several different pathways through this Wiki. 

Depending on your area of interest you should select between the following paths:

* [[Stabilisation|Earth System stabilisation]]
* [[GlobalChange|Earth System response to present-day global change]]
* [[MajorEvents|Behaviour of the Earth System during major events]]
* [[Ocean BGC|Ocean Biogeochemistry]]
* [[Earth Radiation Balance|Earth's Radiation Balance]]