Online measurement usage for predicting water age from tracer tests to validate a hydraulic model

Water Distribution Systems Analysis 2010 - Proceedings of the 12th International Conference, WDSA 2010

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 1488-1497

  Rubulis, J ^a   Dejus, S ^a   Meksa, R ^a  

^a RIGA TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Latvia)

Author keywords

Electrical conductivity; Europe; Hydraulic models; Internet; Water distribution systems; Water quality

Indexed keywords

AUSTRIA; CLOSE DISTANCE; CONDUCTIVITY METERS; DAILY WATER DEMAND; DEEP GROUNDWATERS; DISTRIBUTION NETWORK; DRINKING WATER DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; EUROPE; FIELD WORKS; GERMANY; HIGH FLOW; IN-BUILDINGS; MEAN VALUES; NATURAL TRACERS; ON-LINE MEASUREMENT; ONLINE INSTRUMENT; PARALLEL LINE; START-UPS; TIME INTERVAL; TRACER MEASUREMENT; TRACER TESTS; WATER DISTRIBUTIONS; WATER MIXING; WATER SOURCE;

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY MEASUREMENT; ELECTRIC FAULT CURRENTS; GROUNDWATER; HYDRAULIC MODELS; INTERNET; MEASUREMENTS; POPULATION STATISTICS; POTABLE WATER; RADIOACTIVE TRACERS; RESERVOIRS (WATER); SYSTEMS ANALYSIS; TRACE ELEMENTS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY; WATER TANKS;

WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS;

EID: 84856185042     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1061/41203(425)133     Document Type: Conference Paper

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