Sensitivity analysis of two-dimensional steady-state aquifer flow equations. Implications for groundwater flow model calibration and validation

Advances in Water Resources

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 905-922

  Mazzilli, N ^a   Guinot, V ^a   Jourde, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTPELLIER   (France)

Author keywords

Groundwater flow modelling; Model calibration; Model sensitivity; Perturbation approach; Well network design

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL PROPERTIES; ANALYTICAL RESULTS; APPLICATION EXAMPLES; FLOW DIRECTION; FLOW EQUATIONS; FLOW PARAMETERS; GROUNDWATER FLOW EQUATION; GROUNDWATER FLOW MODEL; GROUNDWATER FLOW MODELLING; HYDRAULIC HEADS; LONGITUDINAL VELOCITY; MEASUREMENT POINTS; MODEL CALIBRATION; MODEL DESIGN; MONITORING NETWORK; MONITORING WELLS; NETWORK DESIGN; OPTIMAL LOCATIONS; PERTURBATION APPROACH; REAL-WORLD SIMULATION; TRANSVERSE DIRECTIONS; TRANSVERSE VELOCITY; WELL NETWORKS;

AQUIFERS; CALIBRATION; DESIGN; GROUNDWATER FLOW; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; LOCATION; MONITORING; TWO DIMENSIONAL;

SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

AQUIFER; BOUNDARY CONDITION; CALIBRATION; FLOW MODELING; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDRAULIC HEAD; PERTURBATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STEADY-STATE EQUILIBRIUM; TWO-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

EID: 77954957068     PISSN: 03091708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.advwatres.2010.04.014     Document Type: Article

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