Probabilistic study of well capture zones distribution at the Lauswiesen field site

Journal of Contaminant Hydrology

Volumn 88, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 92-118

  Riva, M ^a   Guadagnini, L ^a,d   Guadagnini, A ^a   Ptak, T ^b   Martac, E ^c  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^d Geo Xpert Italia   (Italy)

Author keywords

Capture zones; Composite media; Field analyses; Heterogeneity; Modeling; Stochastic processes; Uncertainty estimations

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; CATCHMENTS; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROBABILITY; RANDOM PROCESSES;

CAPTURE ZONES; COMPOSITE MEDIA; FIELD ANALYSES; UNCERTAINTY ESTIMATIONS;

WATER SUPPLY;

WELL WATER;

AQUIFERS; CATCHMENTS; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROBABILITY; RANDOM PROCESSES; WATER SUPPLY;

AQUIFER; CAPTURE METHOD; CATCHMENT; DRINKING WATER; FIELD METHOD; PROBABILITY; REMEDIATION; WATER TREATMENT; WELL WATER;

AQUIFER; ARTICLE; CATCHMENT; FIELD EXPERIMENT; FIELD STUDY; GEOMETRY; GERMANY; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; MONTE CARLO METHOD; POROSITY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; RIPARIAN ECOSYSTEM; STATISTICS; WATER FLOW;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GERMANY, WEST; MODELS, THEORETICAL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; WATER SUPPLY;

BADEN-WURTTEMBERG; CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY; NECKAR RIVER; TUBINGEN;

EID: 33751010210     PISSN: 01697722     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jconhyd.2006.06.005     Document Type: Article

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