Probabilistic analysis of monitoring systems for detecting subsurface contaminant plumes

Ground Water

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 894-900

  Warrick, A W ^a   Young, M H ^a,b   Wierenga, P J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; OPTIMIZATION; PROBABILITY; STATISTICAL METHODS; THERMAL PLUMES;

SUBSURFACE CONTAMINANT PLUMES;

GROUNDWATER POLLUTION;

DETECTION METHOD; MONITORING; PLUME; POLLUTANT;

EID: 0032213836     PISSN: 0017467X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-6584.1998.tb02096.x     Document Type: Article

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