Stochastic delineation of capture zones: Classical versus Bayesian approach

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 281, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 313-324

  Feyen, L ^a,d,e   Ribeiro Jr , P J ^b,c   De Smedt, F ^a   Diggle, P J ^c  

^a FREE UNIVERSITY OF BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

^c LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^e STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bayesian inference; Capture zone; Groundwater; Stochastic modelling

Indexed keywords

RANDOM PROCESSES;

BAYESIAN APPROACH;

HYDROLOGY;

FLOW FIELD; FLOW MODELING; GROUNDWATER; STOCHASTIC METHOD; TRANSMISSIVITY; WELL;

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; FLOW FIELD; FLOW MODELING; GEOSTATISTICS; GROUNDWATER; TRANSMISSIVITY; WELL;

EID: 0142214697     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1694(03)00193-8     Document Type: Article

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