MINVAR and UNCCON, computer programs for uncertainty analysis of solubility calculations in geological systems

Computers and Geosciences

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 219-226

  Ekberg, Christian ^a   Börjesson, Susanne ^a   Emrén, Allan T ^a   Samuelsson, Anders ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Latin Hypercube sampling; PHREEQE; Solubilities; Uncertainty analysis

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER PROGRAM; SOLUBILITY; THERMODYNAMICS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 0342470618     PISSN: 00983004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0098-3004(99)00088-6     Document Type: Article

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