Can global sensitivity analysis steer the implementation of models for environmental assessments and decision-making?

Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 63-76

  Tarantola, S ^a   Giglioli, N ^a   Jesinghaus, J ^a   Saltelli, A ^a  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Decision support in environmental policy; Environmental indicators; Monte Carlo analysis; Uncertainty analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 0242476000     PISSN: 14363240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00477-001-0085-x     Document Type: Article

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