Scenario and parametric uncertainty in GESAMAC: A methodological study in nuclear waste disposal risk assessment

Computer Physics Communications

Volumn 117, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 142-155

  Draper, David ^a   Pereira, Antonio ^b   Prado, Pedro ^c   Saltelli, Andrea ^d   Cheal, Ryan ^a   Eguilior, Sonsoles ^a,b   Mendes, Bruno ^d   Tarantola, Stefano ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c CIEMAT   (Spain)

^d JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION LANGUAGES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL; RADIOISOTOPES; RISK ASSESSMENT;

GTMCHEM PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE; PARAMETRIC UNCERTAINTY; SCENARIO UNCERTAINTY;

SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

EID: 0033101294     PISSN: 00104655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0010-4655(98)00170-2     Document Type: Article

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