Stochastic analysis of pumping test drawdown data in heterogeneous geologic formations;Analyse stochastique des données de rabattement obtenues en pompages d'essai dans des formations géologiques hétérogènes

Journal of Hydraulic Research

Volumn 42, Issue EXTRA ISSUE, 2004, Pages 59-67

  Copty, Nadim K ^a   Findikakis, Angelos N ^b  

^a BOGAZICI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b BECHTEL CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Analysis of pumping tests; Geostatistics; Groundwater modeling; Heterogeneity; Monte Carlo simulations; Site characterization; Stochastic modeling

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MONTE CARLO METHODS;

PUMPING WELLS; SPATIAL FUNCTIONS;

HYDRAULICS;

AQUIFER CHARACTERIZATION; DRAWDOWN; GEOSTATISTICS; GROUNDWATER; HETEROGENEITY; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; PUMPING; TRANSMISSIVITY;

EID: 1942499610     PISSN: 00221686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00221680409500048     Document Type: Article

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