Issues in characterizing heterogeneity and connectivity in non-multiGaussian media

Advances in Water Resources

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 147-159

  Kerrou, Jaouher ^a   Renard, Philippe ^a   Hendricks Franssen, Harrie Jan ^b   Lunati, Ivan ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Aquifer characterization; Connectivity; Inverse; Kriging; Multiple point statistics; Stochastic simulations; Uncertainty; Well capture zones

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL FLOW; GAUSSIAN DISTRIBUTION; HYDRODYNAMICS; STATISTICAL METHODS; STOCHASTIC MODELS; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

FLOW CONDITION; KRIGING; MULTIPLE-POINT STATISTICS;

AQUIFERS;

AQUIFERS; CHANNEL FLOW; GAUSSIAN DISTRIBUTION; HYDRODYNAMICS; STATISTICAL METHODS; STOCHASTIC MODELS; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

AQUIFER CHARACTERIZATION; INVERSE ANALYSIS; KRIGING; NUMERICAL MODEL; STOCHASTICITY; TRANSMISSIVITY; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 36049034268     PISSN: 03091708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.advwatres.2007.07.002     Document Type: Article

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