Optimizing data collection design

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 36, Issue 19, 2002, Pages

  Maney, John P ^a  

^a Environmental Measurements Assessment   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA COLLECTIONS;

DATA REDUCTION; ERRORS; OPTIMIZATION;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

DATA ASSIMILATION;

ANALYTIC METHOD; DATA ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HABITAT STRUCTURE; PLANNING; QUALITY CONTROL; REACTION OPTIMIZATION; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; REVIEW; SAMPLING;

DATA COLLECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; GUIDELINES; RESEARCH DESIGN; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY;

EID: 0036789699     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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