Standardized uncertainty analysis for hydrometry: A review of relevant approaches and implementation examples;Analyse normalisée des incertitudes en hydrométrie: Examen des approches pertinentes et exemples d'application

Hydrological Sciences Journal

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 643-667

  Muste, Marian ^a   Lee, Kyutae ^a   Bertrand Krajewski, Jean Luc ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

Author keywords

Hydrometric measurements; Monte carlo; Sensitivity analysis; Uncertainty analysis; Uncertainty estimation

Indexed keywords

GUIDE TO THE EXPRESSION OF UNCERTAINTY IN MEASUREMENTS; MONTE CARLO; PRACTICAL IMPLEMENTATION; UNCERTAINTY ESTIMATION; UNCERTAINTY INTERVALS; WORKING STANDARDS;

MONTE CARLO METHODS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ESTIMATION METHOD; HYDRAULICS; HYDROMETRY; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 84861628216     PISSN: 02626667     EISSN: 21503435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02626667.2012.675064     Document Type: Review

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