A Bayesian approach to the quantification of the effect of model error on the predictions of groundwater models

Water Resources Research

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 2309-2322

  Gaganis, P ^a   Smith, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION THEORY; ERRORS; HYDROLOGY; RELIABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

BAYESIAN APPROACH;

GROUNDWATER;

ERROR; GROUNDWATER; MATHEMATICAL MODELING;

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; ERROR ANALYSIS; GROUNDWATER; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING;

EID: 0034878797     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000WR000001     Document Type: Article

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