Effects of measurement error on horizontal hydraulic gradient estimates

Ground Water

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 62-73

  Devlin, J F ^a   McElwee, C D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; HYDRAULICS; MEASUREMENT ERRORS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PRESSURE TRANSDUCERS;

FLOW DIRECTION; HYDRAULIC GRADIENTS; STANDARD DEVIATION;

HORIZONTAL WELLS;

ERROR ANALYSIS; FLOW MEASUREMENT; GRADIENT ANALYSIS; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HYDRAULICS; WELL WATER;

ARTICLE; GEOGRAPHY; METHODOLOGY; MONTE CARLO METHOD; THEORETICAL MODEL; TIME; WATER FLOW; WATER SUPPLY;

GEOGRAPHY; MODELS, THEORETICAL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; RESEARCH DESIGN; TIME FACTORS; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 33846232300     PISSN: 0017467X     EISSN: 17456584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-6584.2006.00249.x     Document Type: Article

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