Application of optimization algorithms for the improvement of water quality monitoring systems

Environmental Science and Engineering (Subseries: Environmental Science)

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 176-188

  Erechtchoukova, Marina G ^a   Chen, Stephen Y ^a   Khaiter, Peter A ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUDGET CONTROL; ITERATIVE METHODS; OPTIMIZATION; WATER QUALITY;

MAXIMUM RANGES; OPTIMIZATION ALGORITHMS; OPTIMIZATION PROBLEMS; REAL-WORLD; SLIDING WINDOW; TARGET LEVELS; WATER QUALITY MONITORING; WATER QUALITY MONITORING SYSTEMS;

ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 84879621210     PISSN: 18635520     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-88351-7_13     Document Type: Article

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