Formal expert assessment in probabilistic seismic and volcanic hazard analysis

Volcanic and Tectonic Hazard Assessment for Nuclear Facilities

Volumn 9780521887977, Issue , 2009, Pages 593-611

  Coppersmith, K J ^a   Jenni, K E ^b   Perman, R C ^c   Youngs, R R ^c  

^a Coppersmith Consulting ^*  (United States)

^b Insight Decisions   (United States)

^c AMEC FOSTER WHEELER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; HAZARDS; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; SEISMOLOGY; VOLCANOES;

CLIMATE SCIENTISTS; EXPERT ELICITATION; PROBABILITY ESTIMATE; SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY; SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS; SURFACE TEMPERATURES; TECHNICAL ASSESSMENT; VOLCANIC HAZARD ANALYSIS;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 84871606863     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511635380.027     Document Type: Chapter

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