Biofuels: A model based assessment under uncertainty applying the Monte Carlo method

Journal of Policy Modeling

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 92-126

  Schade, Burkhard ^a   Wiesenthal, Tobias ^a  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biofuels; Monte Carlo method; Risk assessment; System dynamic model; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

EID: 79651474316     PISSN: 01618938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpolmod.2010.10.008     Document Type: Article

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