Efficient approximate spectral method to delineate stochastic well capture zones in nonstationary groundwater flow systems

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 407, Issue 1-4, 2011, Pages 184-195

  Ni, Chuen Fa ^a   Lin, Chi Ping ^a   Li, Shu Guang ^b   Liu, Chien Jung ^c  

^a NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b Michigan State University   (United States)

^c FENG CHIA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Flow uncertainty; Monte Carlo simulation; Particle tracking; Small scale variability; Well capture zones

Indexed keywords

BOUNDED FLOW; CAPTURE ZONES; COMPUTATIONALLY EFFICIENT; FLOW SYSTEMS; FLOW UNCERTAINTY; GROUNDWATER FLOW SYSTEMS; GROUNDWATER SYSTEM; MONTE CARLO SIMULATION; MULTIPLE WELLS; NON-STATIONARY FLOWS; NONSTATIONARY; NONSTATIONARY SPECTRAL METHOD; NUMERICAL SOLUTION; PARTICLE TRACKING; SIMULATION RESULT; SMALL SCALE VARIABILITY; SPECTRAL METHODS; SPECTRAL THEORY; VELOCITY UNCERTAINTY;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; NUMERICAL METHODS; SPECTROSCOPY; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

MONTE CARLO METHODS;

FLOW VELOCITY; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; STOCHASTICITY; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WELL WATER;

EID: 80052029743     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2011.07.025     Document Type: Article

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