Speaking the truth in maritime risk assessment

Risk Analysis

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 223-237

  Merrick, Jason R W ^a   Van Dorp, Rene ^b  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b George Washington University   (United States)

Author keywords

Maritime transportation; Risk analysis; Uncertainty analysis

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; INDUSTRY; MANAGEMENT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNCERTAIN SYSTEMS;

MARITIME RISK ASSESSMENT; MULTIVARIATE REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SAN FRANCISCO BAY; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

WATERWAY TRANSPORTATION;

ACCIDENT; MARITIME TRANSPORTATION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

BAYES THEOREM; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEA POLLUTION; UNITED STATES;

ALASKA; CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND; SAN FRANCISCO BAY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33645106997     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: 15396924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6924.2006.00708.x     Document Type: Review

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