Using Dempster-Shafer theory to represent climate change uncertainties

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 73-93

  Luo, Wuben Ben ^a   Caselton, Bill ^b  

^a BC HYDRO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bayesian analysis; Climate change; Decision analysis; Dempster Shafer theory; Water resources

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; CLIMATE; PROBABILITY; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT;

BAYESIAN METHOD; CLIMATE CHANGE; DECISION ANALYSIS; DEMPSTER-SHAFER THEORY; WATER RESOURCES;

EID: 0030931744     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jema.1996.0117     Document Type: Article

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