A variational method for determining uncertain parameters and geometry in hydrogeology

Reliability Engineering and System Safety

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 5-19

  Smidts, O F ^a   Devooght, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; CALCULATIONS; EQUATIONS OF MOTION; ESTIMATION; GROUNDWATER; INVERSE PROBLEMS; ITERATIVE METHODS; PROBLEM SOLVING; ROCKS;

GROUNDWATER FLOW EQUATION; HYDROGEOLOGY;

GROUNDWATER FLOW;

EID: 0031193155     PISSN: 09518320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0951-8320(97)00013-6     Document Type: Article

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