Uncertainty analysis of transport of water and pesticide in an unsaturated layered soil profile using fuzzy set theory

Applied Mathematical Modelling

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 770-782

  Verma, P ^a   Singh, P ^a   George, K V ^a   Singh, H V ^a   Devotta, S ^a   Singh, R N ^b  

^a NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b NATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Fuzzy set theory; Pesticide; Uncertainty; Unsaturated zone

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DECISION MAKING; FORECASTING; FUZZY SETS; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HYDRAULICS; HYDROGEOLOGY; LINEAR EQUATIONS; MEMBERSHIP FUNCTIONS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NONLINEAR PROGRAMMING; OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION; PESTICIDES; REMEDIATION; SOIL POLLUTION; SOILS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; UNDERGROUND RESERVOIRS; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER TREATMENT;

CHEMICAL TRANSFORMATIONS; ENDOSULFAN; FLOW AND TRANSPORTS; FUZZY INPUTS; FUZZY NUMBERS; FUZZY SET THEORIES; FUZZY SET THEORY; IMPRECISE INFORMATIONS; INCOMPLETE INFORMATIONS; INPUT DATUM; LAYERED SOILS; LINEAR OPTIMIZATION PROBLEMS; MAKING DECISIONS; ON FLOWS; PESTICIDE CONCENTRATIONS; SECOND ORDERS; SOIL AND GROUNDWATER REMEDIATIONS; SOIL COLUMNS; SUCTION HEADS; TAYLOR'S SERIES; TRANSPIRATION RATES; UNCERTAINTY; UNSATURATED; UNSATURATED ZONE; WATER RETENTION CURVES;

SET THEORY;

EID: 54149087866     PISSN: 0307904X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apm.2007.12.004     Document Type: Article

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