Model Uncertainty and Choices Made by Modelers: Lessons Learned from the International Atomic Energy Agency Model Intercomparisons

Risk Analysis

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1297-1308

  Linkov, Igor ^a   Burmistrov, Dmitriy ^b  

^a ICF Consulting   (United States)

^b Menzie Cura and Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

Modeling; Risk analysis; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PROBABILITY;

MODEL IMPLEMENTATION; PARAMETER SELECTION;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

MODELING; NUCLEAR POWER; RISK PERCEPTION; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTAMINATION; ENERGY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; METHODOLOGY; MODEL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; POLLUTION; PREDICTION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0347052813     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0272-4332.2003.00402.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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