Test application of Bayesian Programming: Adaptive water quality management under uncertainty

Advances in Water Resources

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 606-622

  Harrison, Kenneth W ^a  

^a The Department of Mechanical Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Decision making under uncertainty; Markov chain Monte Carlo; Mathematical programming; Stochastic modeling; Streeter Phelps water quality model

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DECISION MAKING; MANAGEMENT; MARKOV PROCESSES; OPTIMIZATION; STATISTICAL METHODS; STOCHASTIC PROGRAMMING; WATER QUALITY;

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PROBLEMS; MARKOV CHAIN MONTE CARLO; STOCHASTIC MODELING; STREETER-PHELPS WATER QUALITY MODEL;

WATER RESOURCES;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DECISION MAKING; MANAGEMENT; MARKOV PROCESSES; OPTIMIZATION; STATISTICAL METHODS; STOCHASTIC PROGRAMMING; WATER QUALITY; WATER RESOURCES;

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; MARKOV CHAIN; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; RIVER BASIN; STOCHASTICITY; WATER QUALITY;

ALBERTA; ATHABASCA RIVER; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 33846401833     PISSN: 03091708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.advwatres.2006.03.011     Document Type: Article

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