Evaluating the Use of Global Sensitivity Analysis in Dynamic MFA

Journal of Industrial Ecology

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2017, Pages 1212-1225

  Džubur, Nađa ^a   Buchner, Hanno ^a   Laner, David ^a  

^a VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

Author keywords

industrial ecology; material flow analysis (MFA); parameter uncertainty; sensitivity indices; system dynamics; variance based sensitivity analysis

Indexed keywords

QUALITY CONTROL; TIME DELAY; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY; MATERIAL FLOW ANALYSIS; PARAMETER UNCERTAINTY; SENSITIVITY INDICES; SYSTEM DYNAMICS; VARIANCE-BASED SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

DATA QUALITY; ENVIRONMENTAL MODELING; GLOBAL CHANGE; INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY; MATERIAL FLOW ANALYSIS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 84990216650     PISSN: 10881980     EISSN: 15309290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jiec.12497     Document Type: Article

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