A methodology for quantifying the value of spatial information for dynamic Earth problems

Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 969-983

  Trainor Guitton, Whitney J ^a   Mukerji, Tapan ^b   Knight, Rosemary ^b  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROUNDWATER; HYDROGEOLOGY; MONTE CARLO METHODS;

GEOLOGIC INFORMATION; GEOSTATISTICAL SIMULATION; HYDRAULIC RESPONSE; MONTE CARLO INTEGRATION; QUANTITATIVE MEASURES; SPATIAL HETEROGENEITY; SPATIAL INFORMATIONS; VALUE OF INFORMATION;

GEOPHYSICS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DECISION ANALYSIS; DYNAMIC RESPONSE; GEOSTATISTICS; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HYDROGEOLOGY; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; SPATIAL DATA;

EID: 84876082121     PISSN: 14363240     EISSN: 14363259     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00477-012-0619-4     Document Type: Article

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