Stochastic hydrogeology: What professionals really need?

Ground Water

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 531-541

  Renard, Philippe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; GRID COMPUTING; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

COMPUTING INFRASTRUCTURE; HYDROGEOLOGY CONSULTING MARKET; MISCONCEPTIONS;

HYDROGEOLOGY;

AQUIFER; DATA SET; GEOSTATISTICS; HYDROGEOLOGY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOFTWARE; STOCHASTICITY; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; GEOLOGY; STATISTICS; WATER FLOW; WATER SUPPLY;

GEOLOGY; STOCHASTIC PROCESSES; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 34548183819     PISSN: 0017467X     EISSN: 17456584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-6584.2007.00340.x     Document Type: Article

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