Cross-correlation analysis and information content of observed heads during pumping in unconfined aquifers

Water Resources Research

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 713-731

  Mao, Deqiang ^a,b   Yeh, Tian Chyi J ^b,c   Wan, Li ^a   Lee, Cheng Haw ^c   Hsu, Kuo Chin ^c   Wen, Jet Chau ^d   Lu, Wenxi ^e  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL YUNLIN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^e JILIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; CORRELATION METHODS; HYDROGEOLOGY; LOCATION; PORE SIZE; PUMPS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS;

AQUIFER PARAMETER ESTIMATION; CROSS-CORRELATION ANALYSIS; HYDRAULIC PROPERTIES; INFORMATION CONTENTS; SPATIAL VARIABILITY; STOCHASTIC FRAMEWORK; UNCONFINED AQUIFERS; WEIGHTED SENSITIVITY;

NUMERICAL METHODS;

CORRELATION; DRAWDOWN; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARAMETERIZATION; PHREATIC ZONE; PUMPING; SPATIAL VARIATION; STOCHASTICITY; UNCONFINED AQUIFER; VADOSE ZONE; WATER CONTENT; WATER TABLE;

EID: 84876523056     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: 19447973     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/wrcr.20066     Document Type: Article

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