Sensitivity analysis of an environmental model: An application of different analysis methods

Reliability Engineering and System Safety

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 49-69

  Campolongo, Francesca ^b   Saltelli, Andrea ^a  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGAL BIOTA; BOOTSTRAP; DIMETHYLSULPHIDE; ENVIRONMENTAL MODEL; MORRIS METHOD; PARAMETRISATION; SCREENING TEST; SULFUR BEARING GAS;

CALCULATIONS; GASES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; TESTING;

SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031190519     PISSN: 09518320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0951-8320(97)00021-5     Document Type: Article

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