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Global Optimization in the Analysis and Management of Environmental Systems

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Environmental Systems Analysis and Optimization

Model Calibration

‘Black Box’ Optimization (in Environmental Systems)

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  1. Pintér Consulting Services, Inc., and Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada

    János D. Pintér

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  1. Department of Chemical Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, 08544-5263, USA

    Christodoulos A. Floudas

  2. Center for Applied Optimization, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32611-6595, USA

    Panos M. Pardalos

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Pintér, J.D. (2008). Global Optimization in the Analysis and Management of Environmental Systems . In: Floudas, C., Pardalos, P. (eds) Encyclopedia of Optimization. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-74759-0_224

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