Estimation of fault-zone conductance by calibration of a regional groundwater flow model: Desert Hot Springs, California

Hydrogeology Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1093-1106

  Mayer, Alex ^a   May, Wesley ^b   Lukkarila, Chad ^c   Diehl, Jimmy ^a  

^a Michigan Technological University   (United States)

^b ARCADIS US   (United States)

^c KLEINFELDER   (United States)

Author keywords

Faults; Hydraulic properties; Inverse modeling; Regional model; Unconsolidated sediments

Indexed keywords

FAULT ZONE; FLOW MODELING; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDRAULIC PROPERTY; PARAMETERIZATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

CALIFORNIA; DESERT HOT SPRINGS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34548473596     PISSN: 14312174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10040-007-0158-0     Document Type: Article

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