Stochastic methods for the prediction of complex multiscale phenomena

Quarterly of Applied Mathematics

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 741-765

  Glimm, James ^a   Sharp, David ^b  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INVERSE PROBLEMS; PROBLEM SOLVING; RANDOM PROCESSES;

COMPLEX MULTISCALE PHENOMENA;

STATISTICAL METHODS;

EID: 0032299067     PISSN: 0033569X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1090/qam/1668736     Document Type: Article

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