Initialization

Question: What is the initial state of the model world, i.e., at t = 0 of a simulation run?

In detail, how many entities of what type are there initially, and what are the exact values of their state variables (or how were they set stochastically)? Is initialization always the same, or is it allowed to vary among simulations? Are the initial values chosen arbitrarily or based on data? References to those data should be provided.

Input data

Question: Does the model use input from external sources such as data files or other models to represent processes that change over time?

Sub-models

Question: What, in detail, are the sub-models that represent the processes listed in “Process overview and scheduling”?

Question: What are the model parameters, their dimensions, and reference values?

Question: How were sub-models designed or chosen, and how were they parameterized and then tested?