Framework for modelling data uncertainty in life cycle inventories

International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 127-132

  Huijbregts, Mark A J ^a,b   Norris, Gregory ^c   Bretz, Rolf ^d   Ciroth, Andreas ^e   Maurice, Benoit ^f   Von Bahr, Bo ^g   Weidema, Bo ^c   De Beaufort, Angeline S H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^c Ciba Specialty Chemicals Inc ^*  (Netherlands)

^d CIBA GEIGY LTD   (Switzerland)

^e TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^f EDF R AND D   (France)

^g CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Data gaps; Data inaccuracy; Data uncertainty; General framework; Life cycle inventory (LCI); Monte Carlo simulation; Sensitivity analysis; SETAC LCAWG, Data Availability and Data Quality; Uncertainty assessment; Uncertainty importance; Unrepresentative data

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DATA ANALYSIS; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LIFE CYCLE; MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0034986421     PISSN: 09483349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02978728     Document Type: Article

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