Application of Monte Carlo analysis to life cycle assessment

SAE Technical Papers

Volumn , Issue , 1999, Pages

  Raynolds, Marlo ^a   Checkel, M D ^a   Fraser, R A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; MONTE CARLO METHODS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACTS; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; MONTE CARLO TECHNIQUES; PROCESS UNCERTAINTIES; PROPAGATION OF UNCERTAINTIES; SYSTEMATIC UNCERTAINTIES; UNCERTAINTY CONTRIBUTIONS;

LIFE CYCLE;

EID: 85072424664     PISSN: 01487191     EISSN: 26883627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/1999-01-0011     Document Type: Conference Paper

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