Decoupling correlated and uncorrelated parametric uncertainty contributions for nonlinear models

Applied Mathematical Modelling

Volumn 37, Issue 24, 2013, Pages 9950-9969

  Xu, Chonggang ^a  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Correlation; Fourier Amplitude Sensitivity Test; Nonlinear dependence; Nonlinear model; Sensitivity analysis; Uncertainty analysis

Indexed keywords

CORRELATED PARAMETERS; FOURIER AMPLITUDE SENSITIVITY TESTS; MODEL OUTPUTS; NON-LINEAR MODEL; NONLINEAR DEPENDENCE; PARAMETRIC UNCERTAINTIES; TWO-COMPONENT;

CORRELATION METHODS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

NONLINEAR SYSTEMS;

EID: 84887404485     PISSN: 0307904X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apm.2013.05.036     Document Type: Article

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