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1.1 Stochastic Optimization Problems |
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1.2 Stochastic Nonlinear Programming |
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4 | (2) |
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6 | (3) |
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7 | (2) |
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2 Uncertainty Analysis and Sampling Techniques |
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9 | (18) |
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2.1 Specifying Uncertainty Using Probability Distributions |
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9 | (1) |
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10 | (3) |
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2.2.1 Monte Carlo Sampling |
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11 | (2) |
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2.3 Variance Reduction Techniques |
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13 | (11) |
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2.3.1 Importance Sampling |
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13 | (3) |
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2.3.2 Stratified Sampling |
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16 | (3) |
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2.3.3 Quasi-Monte Carlo Methods |
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19 | (5) |
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24 | (3) |
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24 | (3) |
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3 Probability Density Functions and Kernel Density Estimation |
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27 | (8) |
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27 | (1) |
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3.2 Kernel Density Estimator |
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28 | (4) |
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32 | (3) |
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34 | (1) |
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35 | (22) |
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36 | (2) |
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4.2 Effect of Sampling on Reweighting |
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38 | (3) |
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4.3 Bonus: The Novel SNLP Algorithm |
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41 | (13) |
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54 | (3) |
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55 | (2) |
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5 Water Management Under Weather Uncertainty |
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57 | (10) |
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57 | (1) |
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5.2 The Pulverized Coal Power Plant |
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57 | (3) |
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5.3 Parameter Uncertainty |
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60 | (1) |
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61 | (1) |
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5.5 Selection of Decision Variables |
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62 | (1) |
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5.6 Implementation of Bonus Algorithm |
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63 | (1) |
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64 | (1) |
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65 | (2) |
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65 | (2) |
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6 Real-Time Optimization for Water Management |
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67 | (14) |
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67 | (1) |
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6.2 Power Plant Operations |
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67 | (3) |
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6.3 Formulation of the Stochastic Problem |
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70 | (1) |
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70 | (2) |
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6.5 Weather Forecasting and Uncertainty Quantification |
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72 | (3) |
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6.5.1 Ensemble Initialization |
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72 | (1) |
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6.5.2 Ensemble Propagation |
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73 | (1) |
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6.5.3 Validation of Weather Forecast |
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74 | (1) |
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6.6 Application to Pulverized Coal Power Plant |
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75 | (3) |
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78 | (3) |
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79 | (2) |
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7 Sensor Placement Under Uncertainty for Power Plants |
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81 | (14) |
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81 | (3) |
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7.1.1 The Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle Power Plant |
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81 | (2) |
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7.1.2 Measurement Uncertainty |
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83 | (1) |
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7.2 Fisher Information and Its Use in the Sensor-Placement Problem |
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84 | (1) |
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7.3 Computation of Fisher Information |
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84 | (3) |
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7.3.1 Reweighting Using the Bonus Method |
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85 | (1) |
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7.3.2 Calculating the Fisher Information from Kernel Density Estimation |
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86 | (1) |
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7.4 The Optimization Problem |
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87 | (6) |
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7.4.1 Defining the Objective Function |
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87 | (1) |
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7.4.2 The IGCC Power Plant |
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88 | (2) |
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90 | (1) |
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91 | (2) |
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93 | (2) |
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93 | (2) |
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8 The L-Shaped Bonus Algorithm |
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95 | (22) |
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8.1 The L-Shaped Bonus Algorithm |
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100 | (2) |
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8.2 Illustrative Example 1: The Farmer's Problem |
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102 | (6) |
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8.2.1 Problem Formulation |
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102 | (3) |
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105 | (2) |
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8.2.3 Results of the Farmer's Problem |
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107 | (1) |
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8.3 Illustrative Example 2: The Blending Problem |
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108 | (4) |
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8.3.1 Problem Formulation |
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109 | (2) |
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8.3.2 Simulations and Results |
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111 | (1) |
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112 | (5) |
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113 | (4) |
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9 The Environmental Trading Problem |
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117 | (10) |
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117 | (1) |
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9.2 Basics of Pollutant Trading |
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117 | (1) |
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9.3 Christina Watershed Nutrient Management |
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118 | (1) |
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9.4 Trading Problem Formulation |
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119 | (5) |
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124 | (2) |
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126 | (1) |
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126 | (1) |
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10 Water Security Networks |
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127 | (12) |
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127 | (1) |
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10.2 Motivation and Prior Work |
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128 | (2) |
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10.3 Solution Methodology |
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130 | (3) |
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10.3.1 Use of Bonus Reweighting for Pattern Estimation |
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131 | (1) |
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10.3.2 Back Estimation of Flow Patterns |
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132 | (1) |
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133 | (3) |
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136 | (3) |
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137 | (2) |
References |
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Index |
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