Forcings are used as arguments in the mathematical expressions of processes in a MIKE ECO Lab template. They can vary in time and space. They represent variables of an external nature that affect the ecosystem. Typical examples of forcings are temperature, solar radiation and wind.
Hint: If many measurements are available of a state variable, it is possible to temporarily replace it with a forcing. This way a specific process can be isolated and calibrated with less uncertainty. After calibrating the process, the forcing can be transformed back into a state variable again.