Parameter estimation using PEST

PEST is an advanced software tool for model
calibration, parameter estimation and predictive uncertainty analysis. It
is open-source and freely available, and currently distributed by S. S. Papadopoulos & Associates,
Inc.

You will need to install PEST
separately on your computer, and ensure that it can be executed from the
command line. How to install
PEST

PEST communicates with Simile models by creating files containing
parameter values, running the model then reading files containing model
output values. The model will be run many times. How to set up PEST
interaction

When using PEST, model inputs and outputs can be individual values or
sequences over time. If an output is a time series, the series itself can
be plotted on a display tool alongside the model output. Running
PEST

Predictive analysis can be used to get an estimate of a model output at
a time later than that covered by available data, or it can be used to
provide an uncertainty band around a model output trace. Working with
predictive analysis

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