Identifiability and uncertainty analysis of bio-irrigation rates

Journal of Marine Research

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 407-429

  Andersson, Johan H ^a,b   Middelburg, Jack J ^a   Soetaert, Karline ^a  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

^b DANISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; IRRIGATION; MARKOV CHAIN; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 33748789861     PISSN: 00222402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1357/002224006778189590     Document Type: Article

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