Sensitivity analysis and determination of streambed leakance and aquifer hydraulic properties

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 284, Issue 1-4, 2003, Pages 270-284

  Chen, Xunhong ^a   Chen, Xi ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b HOHAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Parameter estimation; Pumping test; Sensitivity analysis; Streambed leakance

Indexed keywords

ERROR ANALYSIS; GROUNDWATER FLOW; LEAKAGE (FLUID); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STREAM FLOW;

STREAM-AQUIFER SYSTEMS; STREAMBED LEAKANCE;

AQUIFERS;

AQUIFER CHARACTERIZATION; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; LEAKAGE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STREAM BED; WATER YIELD;

EID: 0347062581     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2003.08.004     Document Type: Article

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