Should we model dependence and nonstationarity, and if so how?

Proceedings - Winter Simulation Conference

Volumn 2005, Issue , 2005, Pages 10-19

  Henderson, Shane G ^a  

^a School of Chemical and Molecular Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA ACQUISITION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

NONSTATIONARITY; WIND MODELING;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

EID: 33846020636     PISSN: 08917736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/WSC.2005.1574245     Document Type: Conference Paper

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