Non-uniqueness of inverse transmissivity field calibration and predictive transport modeling

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 281, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 265-280

  McKenna, Sean A ^a   Doherty, John ^b   Hart, David B ^c  

^a SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b Watermark Numerical Computing   (Australia)

^c Utah State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Advective transport; Geostatistics; Groundwater; Inverse modeling

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; OPTIMIZATION; RANDOM PROCESSES;

TRANSPORT MODELS;

HYDROLOGY;

ADVECTION; FLOW MODELING; GROUNDWATER; HEAD (PRESSURE); SOLUTE TRANSPORT; TRANSMISSIVITY;

ADVECTION; FLOW MODELING; GEOSTATISTICS; GROUNDWATER; SOLUTE TRANSPORT; TRANSMISSIVITY;

EID: 0142152504     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1694(03)00194-X     Document Type: Article

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