Estimating spatial correlation structure for permeability in sediments with hierarchical organization

Groundwater Quality Modeling and Management Under Uncertinity

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 83-100

  Dai, Zhenxue ^a   Ritzi Jr , Robert W ^a   Dominic, David F ^a   Rubin, Yoram N ^b  

^a WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Univ of California   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEAST SQUARES APPROXIMATIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; PARAMETER ESTIMATION;

HIERARCHICAL ORGANIZATION; SPATIAL CORRELATION STRUCTURE;

SEDIMENTS;

EID: 0242720906     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1061/40696(2003)8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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