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Simulated historical time series are similar to the external historical time series in that they are continuous in time. The difference is that the time series are referenced through the forecast (model) run they have been produced by. As a consequence the time series can be retrieved either by directly requesting it through opening the run and viewing, or if the run is approved. If you use an extended relativeViewPeriod and the readWriteMode "read only" with a simulated historical time series, you can access the combined results of several model runs (within the specified relativeViewPeriod), similar to the default behavior of the merged external historical time series.
Simulated historical time series are generally produced by model runs where a model initial state is used. Each time series has a history, i.e. the state used as its initial condition. Each state again has a history, i.e. the model run that produced the state. This history is used by the database in constructing a continuous time series.
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