Generating beta random rate variables from probabilistic estimates of fireline production times

Annals of Operations Research

Volumn 95, Issue 1-4, 2000, Pages 205-215

  Gilless, J Keith ^a   Fried, Jeremy S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Expert opinion; Fire control; Stochastic simulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034392316     PISSN: 02545330     EISSN: 15729338     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1018945906565     Document Type: Article

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