Numerical evaluation of volumetric weighted mean transmissivity estimates in laterally heterogeneous aquifers

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 347, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 381-390

  Rhode, Katherine L ^a   Osiensky, James L ^a   Miller, Stanley M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

Author keywords

Cone of depression; Heterogeneity; Hydraulic conductivity; Lognormal distribution; Volume portion; Volumetric weighted mean transmissivity

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATION THEORY; GRAPHIC METHODS; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; NUMERICAL METHODS;

HETEROGENEITY; LOGNORMAL DISTRIBUTION; VOLUME PORTION; VOLUMETRIC WEIGHTED MEAN TRANSMISSIVITY;

AQUIFERS;

AQUIFERS; COMPUTATION THEORY; GRAPHIC METHODS; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; NUMERICAL METHODS;

AQUIFER; DATA SET; GRAPHICAL METHOD; HETEROGENEITY; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; NUMERICAL METHOD; TRANSMISSIVITY;

EID: 36249002877     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2007.09.026     Document Type: Article

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