Automatic model calibration applying global optimization techniques

Environmental Modeling and Assessment

Volumn 3, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 117-126

  Finley, J Russell ^a   Pintér, János D ^b   Satish, Mysore G ^c  

^a Finley Consulting   (Canada)

^b Pintér Consulting Services Inc   (Canada)

^c DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aquifer modeling; Globally optimized model parameters; Inverse modeling; Model calibration; Numerical examples

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; GLOBAL OPTIMIZATION;

AQUIFER MODEL; INVERSE MODELING; MODEL CALIBRATION; NUMERICAL EXAMPLES; OPTIMIZED MODELS;

INVERSE PROBLEMS;

AQUIFER; CALIBRATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; OPTIMIZATION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RECHARGE; STORAGE; TRANSMISSIVITY;

CANADA; NOVA SCOTIA;

EID: 0032367602     PISSN: 14202026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1019010822186     Document Type: Article

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