Environmental Modelling: an Uncertain Future? introduces students, scientistsand decision makers to; the different concepts and techniques of uncertainty estimation in environmental prediction; the philosophical background to different concepts of uncertainty; the constraint of uncertainties by the collectionof observations and data assimilation in real-time forecasting; and; techniques for decision making under uncertainty. This bookáis relevant to environmental modellers, practitioners and decision makers in hydrology, hydraulics, ecology, meteorology and oceanography, geomorphology, geochemistry, soil science, pollutant transport and climate change. INDICE: 1. How to make predictions 2.áA Philosophical Diversion 3. Simulation with No Historical Data Available 4. Simulation with historical data available 5. Forecasting the near future 6. Decision making when faced with uncertainty 7. An uncertain future?
- ISBN: 978-0-415-46302-7
- Editorial: Taylor and Francis
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 304
- Fecha Publicación: 01/07/2008
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés