Polynomial chaos expansion for global sensitivity analysis applied to a model of radionuclide migration in a randomly heterogeneous aquifer

Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 945-954

  Ciriello, Valentina ^a   Di Federico, Vittorio ^a   Riva, Monica ^b   Cadini, Francesco ^b   De Sanctis, Jacopo ^b   Zio, Enrico ^b,c   Guadagnini, Alberto ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^c EDF R AND D   (France)

Author keywords

Global sensitivity analysis; Heterogeneous aquifers; Performance assessment; Polynomial chaos expansion; Radionuclide migration; Sobol indices

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; CHAOS THEORY; GROUNDWATER FLOW; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDROGEOLOGY; MONTE CARLO METHODS; POLYNOMIALS; RADIOACTIVE WASTE TRANSPORTATION; RADIOISOTOPES; RANDOM PROCESSES; RANDOM VARIABLES; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

GLOBAL SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; HETEROGENEOUS AQUIFERS; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POLYNOMIAL CHAOS EXPANSION; RADIONUCLIDE MIGRATION; SOBOL INDICES;

SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; AQUIFER; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); GROUNDWATER FLOW; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; RADIONUCLIDE MIGRATION; REPOSITORY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; VARIOGRAM;

EID: 84876096254     PISSN: 14363240     EISSN: 14363259     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00477-012-0616-7     Document Type: Article

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