If a model itself is "a poor representation of reality,” they write, "determining the sensitivity of an individual parameter in the model is a meaningless pursuit.”. (Orrin H. Pilkey)

If a model itself is "a poor representation of reality,” they write, "determining the sensitivity of an individual parameter in the model is a meaningless pursuit.”.

Orrin H. Pilkey

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