Calibration of subsurface batch and reactive-transport models involving complex biogeochemical processes

Advances in Water Resources

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 269-286

  Shawn Matott, L ^a   Rabideau, Alan J ^b  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b the State University of New York   (United States)

Author keywords

Biogeochemical processes; Calibration; Multi start nonlinear regression; Parameter estimation; Particle swarm optimization; Reactive transport; Subsurface modeling

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; BIODEGRADATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GRAPHIC METHODS; LINEAR REGRESSION; NITRATES; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

BIOGEOCHEMICAL PROCESSES; MULTI-START NONLINEAR REGRESSION; PARTICLE SWARM OPTIMIZATION; REACTIVE-TRANSPORT MODELS;

BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING;

ALGORITHMS; BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING; BIODEGRADATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GRAPHIC METHODS; LINEAR REGRESSION; NITRATES; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

ALGORITHM; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CALIBRATION; MODELING; OPTIMIZATION; REACTIVE TRANSPORT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 37049025006     PISSN: 03091708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.advwatres.2007.08.005     Document Type: Article

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