1_README.TXT Cx-02 Program, Workshop on Modeling Complex Systems By Victor G. Mossotti, Jo Ann Barragan, and Todd D. Westergard Open-File Report 03-364 2003 U.S. Department of the Interior Gale A. Norton, Secretary U.S. Geological Survey Charles G. Groat, Director QUICK START For those already familiar with Adobe Acrobat Reader and who have version 6.0 or greater of this program on their computer, go directly to the file OF03-364.pdf. INTRODUCTION Complex systems are ubiquitous within the realm of the earth sciences. Geological systems consist of a multiplicity of linked components with nested feedback loops; the dynamics of these systems are non-linear, iterative, multi-scale, and operate far from equilibrium. That notwithstanding, It appears that, with the exception of papers on seismic studies, geology and geophysics work has been disproportionally underrepresented at regional and national meetings on complex systems relative to papers in the life sciences. This is somewhat puzzling because geologists and geophysicists are, in many ways, preadapted to thinking of complex system mechanisms. Geologists and geophysicists think about processes involving large volumes of rock below the sunlit surface of Earth, the accumulated consequence of processes extending hundreds of millions of years in the past. Not only do geologists think in the abstract by virtue of the vast time spans, most of the evidence is out-of-sight. A primary goal of this workshop is to begin to bridge the gap between the Earth sciences and life sciences through demonstration of the universality of complex systems science, both philosophically and in model structures. CONTENTS This CD-ROM contains Portable Document Format (.pdf) files for the main text of the report (OF03-364.pdf) as well as a database of participants, shape files, and software. 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