2.2.2. The Description element

This element gives the general information on the model and is composed of a set of character elements.

<ModelUnit modelid=" " timestep=" " name=" " version =" ">
        <Description>
                <Title>title</Title>
                <Authors>authors</Authors>
                <Institution>institution</Institution>
                <Reference>reference</Reference>
                <Abstract><![CDATA[abstract]]></Abstract>
         </Description>
             ...
</ModelUnit>

The Description element information item is a child of ModelUnit element.

1. It MUST contain Title, Authors, Institution, and Abstract elements with text content.

   • The value of Title element is the explicit name of the model and is based on no constraint. It gives the meaning of the process.

   • The value of Authors element is the names of the authors of the implemented model in a specific platform.

   • The value of Institution element is the name of the institution providing the component.

   • The value of Abstract element is a brief description of the meaning of the process and provide the context of some experimental conditions used to calibrate the models.

2. A Description element MAY contain Reference and URI element.

   • The value of Reference provides the reference of scientific knowledge of the process.

   • The value of URI provides the link of the documentation of the process.