Construction of high-resolution stochastic geological models and optimal upscaling to a simplified layer-type hydrogeological model

Advances in Water Resources

Volumn 39, Issue , 2012, Pages 18-32

  Quental, Paulo ^a   Almeida, José António ^a   Simões, Manuela ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Aquifer system properties; Geostatistics; High resolution 3D geological models; Seixal Portugal; Sequential indicator simulation; Simulated annealing

Indexed keywords

AQUIFER-SYSTEM PROPERTIES; GEO-STATISTICS; HIGH-RESOLUTION 3D GEOLOGICAL MODELS; PORTUGAL; SEQUENTIAL INDICATOR SIMULATIONS;

AQUIFERS; GEOLOGIC MODELS; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; SIMULATED ANNEALING; STOCHASTIC MODELS; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

ALGORITHM; AQUIFER; GEOSTATISTICS; GROUNDWATER; HYDROGEOLOGY; NUMERICAL MODEL; OPTIMIZATION; SIMULATED ANNEALING; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; STOCHASTICITY; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; UPSCALING;

PORTUGAL;

EID: 84856996470     PISSN: 03091708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.advwatres.2012.01.001     Document Type: Article

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