Uncertainty quantification and apportionment in air quality models using the polynomial chaos method

Environmental Modelling and Software

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 917-925

  Cheng, Haiyan ^a   Sandu, Adrian ^a  

^a Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Air quality model; Polynomial chaos; Uncertainty quantification; Uncertainty source apportionment

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; FORECASTING; MONTE CARLO METHODS; POLYNOMIALS;

AIR QUALITY MODELING; DEGREE OF UNCERTAINTY; DETERMINISTIC FORECASTS; DETERMINISTIC SIMULATION; FORECAST UNCERTAINTY; POLYNOMIAL CHAOS; UNCERTAINTY QUANTIFICATIONS; UNCERTAINTY SOURCES;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 84860320497     PISSN: 13648152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2008.12.005     Document Type: Article

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