Parametric uncertainty analysis of predictive models in louisiana's 2012 coastal master plan

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 67, Issue SPEC. ISSUE, 2013, Pages 127-146

  Habib, Emad ^a   Reed, Denise ^b  

^a University of Louisiana at Lafayette   (United States)

^b The Water Institute of the Gulf   (United States)

Author keywords

planning

Indexed keywords

COASTAL PROTECTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DATA ACQUISITION; DECISION MAKING; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARAMETERIZATION; PROBABILITY; PROJECT DESIGN; SAMPLING; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

LOUISIANA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84883154724     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2112/SI_67_9     Document Type: Article

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