Inversion of interference hydraulic pumping tests in both homogeneous and fractal dual media

Advances in Water Resources

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 314-334

  Delay, Frederick ^a   Kaczmaryk, Anne ^a   Ackerer, Philippe ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE POITIERS   (France)

^b UMR 7005   (France)

Author keywords

Dual medium; Fractal media; Fractured porous reservoirs; Interference pumping test; Inverse problem

Indexed keywords

GROUNDWATER FLOW; HYDRAULICS; INVERSE PROBLEMS; OPTIMIZATION; POROUS MATERIALS; RESERVOIRS (WATER); ROCKS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

FRACTURED POROUS RESERVOIR; INTERFERENCE PUMPING TEST;

GROUNDWATER RESOURCES;

GROUNDWATER FLOW; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HYDRAULICS; INVERSE PROBLEMS; OPTIMIZATION; POROUS MATERIALS; RESERVOIRS (WATER); ROCKS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

DATA INVERSION; FRACTURE FLOW; HYDRAULICS; OPTIMIZATION; POROUS MEDIUM; RESERVOIR;

EID: 33846435751     PISSN: 03091708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.advwatres.2006.06.008     Document Type: Article

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