Death valley regional ground-water flow model calibration using optimal parameter estimation methods and geoscientific information systems

Advances in Water Resources

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 777-790

  D'Agnese, Frank A ^a,b   Faunt, Claudia C ^a   Hill, Mary C ^a   Turner, A Keith ^a  

^a DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; GEOLOGICAL REPOSITORIES; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDROLOGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS (GSIS);

GROUNDWATER FLOW;

GROUNDWATER FLOW; INFORMATION SYSTEM; METHODOLOGY; MODELING;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033597587     PISSN: 03091708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0309-1708(98)00053-0     Document Type: Article

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