Assessing risk in operational decisions using Great Lakes probabilistic water level forecasts

Environmental Management

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 43-58

  Lee, Deborah H ^a   Clites, Anne H ^a   Keillor, J Philip ^b  

^a NOAA GREAT LAKES ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Decision making; Forecasting; Great Lakes; Risk; Water levels

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; LAKE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

FLOOD CONTROL; LAKE WATER LEVEL; RISK ASSESSMENT; WATER LEVEL FORECAST; WATER MANAGEMENT;

USA, GREAT LAKES;

DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FLOOD CONTROL; FORECASTING; RISK ASSESSMENT; STREAM FLOW; WATER LEVELS; WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS;

EXTENDED STREAMFLOW PREDICTION TECHNIQUE; PROBABILISTIC FORECASTING;

LAKES;

EID: 0030615698     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002679900004     Document Type: Review

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