Modeling Uncertainty in the Earth Sciences (eBook)

Jef Caers (Autor)

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2011 | 1. Auflage
248 Seiten
John Wiley & Sons (Verlag)
978-1-119-99593-7 (ISBN)

Infos

Modeling Uncertainty in the Earth Sciences highlights the
various issues, techniques and practical modeling tools available
for modeling the uncertainty of complex Earth systems and the
impact that it has on practical situations. The aim of the book is
to provide an introductory overview which covers a broad range of
tried-and-tested tools. Descriptions of concepts, philosophies,
challenges, methodologies and workflows give the reader an
understanding of the best way to make decisions under uncertainty
for Earth Science problems.

The book covers key issues such as: Spatial and time aspect;
large complexity and dimensionality; computation power; costs of
'engineering' the Earth; uncertainty in the modeling and decision
process. Focusing on reliable and practical methods this book
provides an invaluable primer for the complex area of decision
making with uncertainty in the Earth Sciences.

Autor

Jef Caers, Associate Professor of Energy Resources Engineering, Department of Energy Resources Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA.

Rezensionen

"This is an outstanding contribution to the current
literature, particularly since this book is aimed at an audience of
young researchers and modelers that may just be starting their
careers." (Mathematical Geoscience, 29 November
2012)

"Overall, I consider this book to be a good addition to a
rather limited choice of books for teaching an introductory course
on modeling uncertainty in the Earth and environmental sciences. As
the author points out in the preface of the book, this is not an
encyclopedia on modeling uncertainty, but rather an introduction to
the topic that can lead the reader to deeper pursuits on modeling
uncertainty." (Bulletin of the American
Meteorological Society, 1 October 2012)

"The book, Modeling Uncertainty in the Earth Sciences, can
be of great use for anyone involved with making decisions in Earth
sciences. It gives a solid overview on how decisions in Earth
Science can be improved by explicit uncertainty
modeling." (Environmental Earth Science, 1
October 2012)

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 3.5.2011
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geologie
• Themenwelt: Technik
• Schlagworte: Environmental Science • Environmental Studies • Umweltforschung • Umweltwissenschaften
• ISBN-10: 1-119-99593-0 / 1119995930
• ISBN-13: 978-1-119-99593-7 / 9781119995937