An integrated approach for addressing uncertainty in the delineation of groundwater management areas

Journal of Contaminant Hydrology

Volumn 148, Issue , 2013, Pages 12-24

  Sousa, Marcelo R ^a   Frind, Emil O ^a   Rudolph, David L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Capture zones; Modelling; Precautionary approach; Source water protection; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

CAPTURE PROBABILITIES; CAPTURE ZONES; GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT; PRECAUTIONARY APPROACH; PRECAUTIONARY PRINCIPLE; SOURCE WATER PROTECTION; UNCERTAINTY; WELLHEAD PROTECTION AREAS;

AQUIFERS; CALIBRATION; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HYDROGEOLOGY; MODELS; WATER MANAGEMENT; WELLHEADS;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

GROUND WATER;

AQUIFER POLLUTION; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; MITIGATION; MODELING; RECHARGE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WATER MANAGEMENT;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; AQUIFER; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; UNCERTAINTY; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER FLOW; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY; WELLHEAD PROTECTION AREA;

CALIBRATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOGRAPHIC MAPPING; GROUNDWATER; MODELS, THEORETICAL; ONTARIO; UNCERTAINTY; WATER POLLUTION, CHEMICAL;

CANADA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

EID: 84875171332     PISSN: 01697722     EISSN: 18736009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jconhyd.2013.02.004     Document Type: Article

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