Dempster-shafer theory for handling conflict in hydrological data: Case of snow water equivalent

Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 434-447

  Zargar, Amin ^a   Sadiq, Rehan ^a   Naser, Gholamreza ^a   Khan, Faisal I ^b   Neumann, Natasha N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

Data conflict; Data fusion; Dempster Shafer theory; Hydrological modeling; Snow water equivalent; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

DATA CONFLICT; DEMPSTER-SHAFER THEORY; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT; UNCERTAINTY;

DATA FUSION; DECISION MAKING; HYDROLOGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SNOW MELTING SYSTEMS;

SNOW;

EID: 84861164633     PISSN: 08873801     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)CP.1943-5487.0000149     Document Type: Article

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