Alternative evaluation and selection based on order degree entropy: A case study of the Haihe River basin in China

Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 1062-1066

  Gan, Hong ^a   Zhu, Qilin ^a   You, Jinjun ^a   Wang, Lin ^a   Gan, Zhiguo ^a  

^a CHINA INSTITUTE OF WATER RESOURCES AND HYDROPOWER RESEARCH   (China)

Author keywords

Alternative evaluation and selection; Entropy; Haihe river basin; Information entropy; Order degree; Order parameter; Synergetic theory; Water cycle system regulation and management

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ARTICLE; CASE STUDY; CHINA; COMPUTER MODEL; DECISION MAKING; ENTROPY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; METHODOLOGY; RIVER BASIN; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 77952845444     PISSN: 14590255     EISSN: 14590263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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