Dynamics of uncertainty in geological interpretation

Journal of the Geological Society

Volumn 167, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 5-10

  Polson, Debbie ^a,b   Curtis, Andrew ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b ECOSSE Edinburgh Collaborative of Subsurface Science and Engineering   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA INTERPRETATION; GEOLOGY; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 74849117955     PISSN: 00167649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/0016-76492009-055     Document Type: Article

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