Inverse modelling techniques for determining hydraulic properties of coarse-textured porous media by transient outflow methods

Advances in Water Resources

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 273-284

  Nutzmann G ^a   Thiele, M ^a   MacIejewski, S ^b   Joswig, K ^c  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF FRESHWATER ECOLOGY AND INLAND FISHERIES   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTE OF HYDRO ENGINEERING   (Poland)

^c TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Hydraulic properties; Parameter identification; Porous media; Unsaturated flow

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; INVERSE PROBLEMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; POROUS MATERIALS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

HYDRAULIC FUNCTIONS; LEVENBERG-MARQUARDT SCHEME; TRANSIENT OUTFLOW METHODS; UNSATURATED FLOW;

GROUNDWATER FLOW;

MODELING; POROUS MEDIUM; UNSATURATED FLOW;

HYDRAULIC PROPERTY; MODELING; PARAMETERIZATION; POROUS MEDIUM; UNSATURATED FLOW; VADOSE ZONE;

EID: 0344923843     PISSN: 03091708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0309-1708(98)00009-8     Document Type: Article

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