The use of sensitivity analysis in on-line aquifer parameter estimation

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 335, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 406-418

  Huang, Yen Chen ^a   Yeh, Hund Der ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Groundwater; Leaky aquifer; Parameter estimation model; Pumping test; Sensitivity analysis; Unconfined aquifer

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; ONLINE SYSTEMS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

PARAMETER ESTIMATION MODEL; PUMPING TEST; UNCONFINED AQUIFERS;

AQUIFERS;

AQUIFERS; DATA REDUCTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; ONLINE SYSTEMS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

AQUIFER CHARACTERIZATION; DRAWDOWN; ESTIMATION METHOD; GRAPHICAL METHOD; GROUNDWATER; LEAKAGE; NUMERICAL MODEL; PUMPING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; UNCONFINED AQUIFER;

EID: 33847140236     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2006.12.007     Document Type: Article

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