Identification and classification of uncertainties in the application of environmental models

Environmental Modelling and Software

Volumn 25, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1518-1527

  Warmink, J J ^a   Janssen, J A E B ^a,b   Booij, M J ^a   Krol, M S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^b Waterboard Rijn and IJssel   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Fuzzy set modeling; Hydraulic modeling; Meuse; Rhine; Uncertainty analysis; Uncertainty classification; Uncertainty identification; Water management

Indexed keywords

HYDRAULIC MODELING; MEUSE; RHINE; UNCERTAINTY CLASSIFICATION; UNCERTAINTY IDENTIFICATION;

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FUZZY SETS; HYDRAULICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; WATER MANAGEMENT;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MODELING; FUZZY MATHEMATICS; HYDRAULICS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WATER MANAGEMENT;

MEUSE RIVER; RHINE RIVER;

EID: 78751600863     PISSN: 13648152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2010.04.011     Document Type: Article

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