Inverse modeling for characterization of uncertainty in transport parameters under uncertainty of source geometry in heterogeneous aquifers

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 405, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 402-416

  Hosseini, Amir H ^a   Deutsch, Clayton V ^b   Mendoza, Carl A ^b   Biggar, Kevin W ^c  

^a HUSKY ENERGY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c BGC ENGINEERING INC   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aquifer characterization; Contaminant transport; Inverse modeling; NAPL source; Natural attenuation; Stochastic simulation

Indexed keywords

AQUIFER CHARACTERIZATION; CONTAMINANT TRANSPORT; INVERSE MODELING; NAPL SOURCE; NATURAL ATTENUATION; STOCHASTIC SIMULATIONS;

AQUIFERS; BIODEGRADATION; CHARACTERIZATION; CONTAMINATION; DEGRADATION; DISSOLUTION; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDROCARBONS; HYDROGEOLOGY; IMPURITIES; INVERSE PROBLEMS; MEASUREMENT ERRORS; MICROBIOLOGY; PETROLEUM CHEMISTRY; PETROLEUM TRANSPORTATION; STOCHASTIC MODELS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

PARAMETER ESTIMATION;

AQUIFER POLLUTION; ASSESSMENT METHOD; BIODEGRADATION; CALIBRATION; DISSOLUTION; ERROR ANALYSIS; GEOMETRY; HETEROGENEITY; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDROCARBON; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; MEASUREMENT METHOD; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; OPTIMIZATION; PARAMETERIZATION; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; PREDICTION; STOCHASTICITY; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 79960435002     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2011.05.039     Document Type: Article

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