Comparative uncertainty analysis of energy coefficients in energy analysis of dairy farms from two French territories

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 37, Issue , 2012, Pages 185-191

  Vigne, Mathieu ^a   Martin, Olivier ^b   Faverdin, Philippe ^a   Peyraud, Jean Louis ^a  

^a AGROCAMPUS OUEST   (France)

^b INRA Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique   (France)

Author keywords

Agricultural systems; Energy analysis; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL SYSTEM; AUXILIARY MATERIALS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CUMULATIVE ENERGY DEMANDS; DAIRY FARMS; DATA INPUT; ENERGY ANALYSIS; ENERGY COEFFICIENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; FOSSIL ENERGY; INFLUENTIAL COEFFICIENT; LOCAL CONDITIONS; MAXIMUM VALUES; MONTE CARLO SIMULATION; RAW MILK; UNCERTAINTY;

ENERGY MANAGEMENT; INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS; LIFE CYCLE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

FARMS;

EID: 84865511787     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2012.07.005     Document Type: Article

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