A software tool for translating deterministic model results into probabilistic assessments of water quality standard compliance

Environmental Modelling and Software

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1257-1262

  Gronewold, Andrew D ^a   Borsuk, Mark E ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Fecal indicator bacteria (FIB); Probabilistic model; Uncertainty; Water quality model; Water quality standards

Indexed keywords

FECAL INDICATOR BACTERIA (FIB); PROBABILISTIC MODEL; UNCERTAINTY; WATER QUALITY MODEL; WATER QUALITY STANDARDS;

BACTERIOLOGY; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; FOCUSED ION BEAMS; GRAPHIC METHODS; LAND USE; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; QUALITY CONTROL; REGULATORY COMPLIANCE; SIMULATORS; STANDARDS; TIME SERIES; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER PIPING SYSTEMS; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

HYDRAULIC MODELS;

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FECAL COLIFORM; NUMERICAL MODEL; SOFTWARE; STANDARD (REGULATION); TIME SERIES; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 67349084087     PISSN: 13648152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2009.04.004     Document Type: Article

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