Parameter estimation for a karst aquifer with unknown thickness using the genetic algorithm method

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 797-807

  Lu, Chengpeng ^a,b   Shu, Longcang ^a   Chen, Xunhong ^b,c   Cheng, Cheng ^b  

^a HOHAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^c CHANG'AN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Anisotropic ratio; Aquifer heterogeneity; Aquifer thickness; Genetic algorithm; Karst aquifer; Search bounds

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPIC RATIO; AQUIFER HETEROGENEITY; AQUIFER THICKNESS; KARST AQUIFER; SEARCH BOUNDS;

ANISOTROPY; AQUIFERS; ESTIMATION; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; GRADIENT METHODS; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDROGEOLOGY; LANDFORMS; NUMERICAL METHODS; PUMPS;

PARAMETER ESTIMATION;

ANISOTROPY; AQUIFER; FEASIBILITY STUDY; GENETIC ALGORITHM; GROUNDWATER RESOURCE; HETEROGENEITY; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDROGEOLOGY; KARST HYDROLOGY; PARAMETERIZATION; PUMPING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; VALLEY; WELL;

CHINA; NEBRASKA; PLATTE VALLEY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79957790036     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-010-0751-8     Document Type: Article

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