Household water use and conservation models using Monte Carlo techniques

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 17, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 3957-3967

  Cahill, R ^a   Lund, J R ^b   Deoreo, B ^c   Medellin Azuara J ^b  

^a US Army Corps of Engineers   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Aquacraft Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION ACTIONS; CONSERVATION PROGRAMS; MECHANISTIC MODELING; MIXED INTEGER OPTIMIZATION; MONTE CARLO SAMPLING; MONTE CARLO TECHNIQUES; RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS; SAN FRANCISCO BAY;

COST EFFECTIVENESS; COST ESTIMATING; ESTIMATION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER SUPPLY;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; OPTIMIZATION; PARAMETERIZATION; SIMULATION; WATER DEMAND; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER PLANNING; WATER USE;

ALAJUELA; CALIFORNIA; COSTA RICA; SAN RAMON; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84885821243     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: 16077938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-17-3957-2013     Document Type: Article

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