Gradual conditioning of non-Gaussian transmissivity fields to flow and mass transport data: 1. Theory

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 371, Issue 1-4, 2009, Pages 66-74

  Capilla, José E ^a   Llopis Albert, Carlos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Gradual deformation; Mass transport; Non Gaussian; Secondary data; Stochastic inversion

Indexed keywords

GRADUAL DEFORMATION; MASS TRANSPORT; NON-GAUSSIAN; SECONDARY DATA; STOCHASTIC INVERSION;

DEFORMATION; GAUSSIAN NOISE (ELECTRONIC); GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS; GEOPHYSICS; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HYDROGEOLOGY; INVERSE PROBLEMS; LAGRANGE MULTIPLIERS; MASS TRANSFER; NUMERICAL METHODS; PHASE TRANSITIONS; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; RANDOM PROCESSES;

METHOD OF MOMENTS;

ESTER; GAUSSIAN METHOD; GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; MASS TRANSPORT; MEASUREMENT METHOD; OPTIMIZATION; POLLUTANT SOURCE; STOCHASTICITY; TRANSMISSIVITY; TRAVEL TIME;

EID: 65449140467     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2009.03.015     Document Type: Article

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