Some thoughts on the role of robust control theory in climate-related decision support

Climatic Change

Volumn 107, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 241-246

  Lempert, Robert ^a   McKay, Shawn ^a  

^a RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 79960957473     PISSN: 01650009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10584-011-0135-4     Document Type: Article

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