A parameter sensitivity analysis of two Chalk tracer tests

Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 237-244

  Mathias, Simon A ^a   Butler, A P ^a   Atkinson, T C ^b,c   Kachi, S ^c,d   Ward, R S ^c,e  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^d INES de Tebessa   (Algeria)

^e ENVIRONMENT AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROPRIATE MODELS; BREAK THROUGH CURVE; CALIBRATION DATA; CHARACTERISTIC MATRICES; CONCENTRATION-TIME; DIFFUSION TIME; FOUR-PARAMETER MODEL; FRACTURED-ROCK FORMATIONS; MATRIX DIFFUSION; MECHANICAL DISPERSION; MODEL COMPLEXITY; MODEL FIT; MODEL PARAMETERS; PARAMETER SENSITIVITIES; QUALITY DATA; TRACER TESTS; TRAVEL TIME;

AQUIFERS; DIFFUSION; DISPERSIONS; RADIOACTIVE TRACERS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

TESTING;

CALIBRATION; CHALK; DATA QUALITY; ESTIMATION METHOD; FRACTURED MEDIUM; MATRIX; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARAMETERIZATION; ROCK MECHANICS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TRACER;

EID: 67749143737     PISSN: 14709236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/1470-9236/08-016     Document Type: Article

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