Assessing uncertainty in simulation-based maritime risk assessment

Risk Analysis

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 731-743

  Merrick, Jason R W ^a   Van Dorp, J Rene ^b   Dinesh, Varun ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b George Washington University   (United States)

Author keywords

Bayesian simulation; Maritime risk assessment; Uncertainty analysis

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DECISION MAKING; PROBABILITY;

COMPUTATIONAL SCIENCES; MARITIME RISKS; PROBABILISTIC RISK ASSESSMENT TECHNIQUES;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; MARITIME TRANSPORTATION; METHODOLOGY; PASSENGER SHIP; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNCERTAINTY ROLE;

ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; DECISION MAKING; PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SHIP; SIMULATION;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; SAN FRANCISCO; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 23644437803     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6924.2005.00616.x     Document Type: Article

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