Validation of Numerical Ground Water Models Used to Guide Decision Making

Ground Water

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 277-290

  Hassan, Ahmed E ^a,b  

^a DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; DECISION MAKING; HYDROGEOLOGY; ITERATIVE METHODS; NUMERICAL METHODS; REFINING; RESEARCH;

CLOSURE PLANS; CONFIDENCE BUILDING;

GROUNDWATER;

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; FLOW MODELING; GROUNDWATER; MODEL TEST; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; DECISION MAKING; FLOW MODELING; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; MODEL TEST; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT;

DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENT; FORECASTING; REVIEW; SOIL; THEORETICAL MODEL; VALIDATION STUDY; WATER FLOW; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER SUPPLY;

DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENT; FORECASTING; MODELS, THEORETICAL; SOIL; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER POLLUTANTS; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 1542320968     PISSN: 0017467X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-6584.2004.tb02674.x     Document Type: Review

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