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Uncertainty Factors Analysis in Linear Water Quality Models

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The parameter uncertainties that result from the calibration of Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) — Dissolved Oxygen (DO) river quality models is quantitatively analyzed as a function of the number of sampling points, of the parameter “true” values, and of the model complexity.

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Kraszewski, A., Soncini-Sessa, R. (1994). Uncertainty Factors Analysis in Linear Water Quality Models. In: Grasman, J., van Straten, G. (eds) Predictability and Nonlinear Modelling in Natural Sciences and Economics. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-0962-8_43

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