Uncertainty analysis of ocean outfalls

Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 434-444

  Sharp, James J ^a   Lye, Leonard M ^a,b  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^b DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUOYANCY; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); JETS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; OUTFALLS; PROBABILITY; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER BACTERIOLOGY; WATER QUALITY;

BACTERIAL POLLUTION; BUOYANT JETS; OCEAN OUTFALLS;

WATER POLLUTION;

MONTE CARLO SIMULATION; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; SEA OUTFALL; SEWAGE DISPOSAL;

EID: 0032702614     PISSN: 03151468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjce-26-4-434     Document Type: Article

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