Reducing uncertainty in site characterization using Bayes Monte Carlo Methods

Journal of Environmental Engineering

Volumn 126, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 893-902

  Sohn, Michael D ^a,b,c   Small, Mitchell J ^a   Pantazidou, Marina ^a  

^a ASCE ^*  (United States)

^b LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAYES MONTE CARLO METHODS; BAYESIAN UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

GEOLOGY; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDROLOGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MONTE CARLO METHODS;

GROUNDWATER POLLUTION;

FLOW ANALYSIS; HALOGENATED HYDROCARBON; HYDROGEOLOGY; MONTE CARLO SIMULATION; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

CHLORINATED HYDROCARBON; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HYDROGEOLOGY; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 0034302772     PISSN: 07339372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9372(2000)126:10(893)     Document Type: Article

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