Assessment of uncertainty in emergy evaluations using Monte Carlo simulations

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 271, Issue , 2014, Pages 52-61

  Hudson, Amy ^a   Tilley, David R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Crop production system; Emergy; Environmental accounting; Monte Carlo simulation; UEV; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

CULTIVATION; DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; ESTIMATION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NITROGEN FERTILIZERS; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; PRODUCTION ENGINEERING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; WATER SUPPLY;

CROP PRODUCTION SYSTEMS; EMERGY; ENVIRONMENTAL ACCOUNTINGS; UEV; UNCERTAINTY;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; CROP PRODUCTION; CROP YIELD; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; EMERGY; ENERGY FLOW; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; SOIL EROSION; SUSTAINABILITY; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84887617066     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2013.05.018     Document Type: Article

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