Automated inverse computer modeling of borehole flow data in heterogeneous aquifers

Computers and Geosciences

Volumn 46, Issue , 2012, Pages 219-228

  Sawdey, J R ^a   Reeve, A S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Borehole geophysics; Flowmeter; Fractured aquifers; Inverse modeling

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER MODELING; COMPUTER MODELS; DISCRETE LOCATION; DOWNHOLES; FAR-FIELD; FLOW DATA; FRACTURE INTERSECTIONS; FRACTURED AQUIFER; HETEROGENEOUS AQUIFERS; INDEPENDENT VARIABLES; INVERSE MODELING; INVERSE SOLUTION; MODEL SIMULATION; OPEN-SOURCE SOFTWARES; TRANSMISSIVITY; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTIONS;

AQUIFERS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOW MEASUREMENT; FLOWMETERS; FRACTURE; INVERSE PROBLEMS;

HYDROGEOLOGY;

AQUIFER; AUTOMATION; BOREHOLE GEOPHYSICS; CALIBRATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GROUNDWATER FLOW; INVERSE ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; PERMEABILITY; TRANSMISSIVITY;

EID: 84864297975     PISSN: 00983004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cageo.2011.12.010     Document Type: Article

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