BREAM: A probabilistic Bystander and Resident Exposure Assessment Model of spray drift from an agricultural boom sprayer

Computers and Electronics in Agriculture

Volumn 88, Issue , 2012, Pages 63-71

  Kennedy, Marc C ^a   Butler Ellis, M Clare ^b   Miller, Paul C H ^b  

^a FOOD AND ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^b Silsoe Spray Applications Unit   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bayesian emulator; Crop spray model; Monte Carlo simulation; Probabilistic sensitivity analysis; Uncertainty analysis

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL BOOM SPRAYERS; BAYESIAN EMULATOR; COMPLEX SIMULATION; DECISION MAKERS; EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT MODELS; FIELD MEASUREMENT; INPUT PARAMETER; MODEL COMPONENTS; MODEL OUTPUTS; MONTE CARLO SIMULATION; PROBABILISTIC MODELLING; PROBABILISTIC OUTPUT; PROBABILISTIC SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; RANDOM VARIATION; RISK SCENARIOS; SPRAY DRIFT; SPRAY MODEL; STATISTICAL MODELS; UNCERTAINTY AND VARIABILITY;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

CROPS;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; AGRICULTURAL MODELING; BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PROBABILITY; RESIDENT POPULATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 84864762321     PISSN: 01681699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compag.2012.07.004     Document Type: Article

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