Uncertainty estimation of well catchments in heterogeneous aquifers

Water Resources Research

Volumn 38, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 20-1-20-8

  Stauffer, Fritz ^a   Attinger, Sabine ^a   Zimmermann, Stephanie ^a   Kinzelbach, Wolfgang ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Groundwater; Modeling; Protection zones; Stochastic processes; Transport processes; Uncertainty estimation

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; MONTE CARLO METHODS; WELLS;

WELL CATCHMENTS;

CATCHMENTS;

AQUIFER; FLOW MODELING; HETEROGENEOUS MEDIUM; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; MODELING;

AQUIFER; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; MODELING; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 0036880158     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001wr000819     Document Type: Article

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