A new method for aquifer system identification and parameter estimation

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 27, Issue 17, 2013, Pages 2485-2497

  Avci, Cem B ^a   Şahin, A Ufuk ^a   Çiftçi, Emin ^b  

^a BOGAZICI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b MALTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Aquifer type identification; Heterogeneous aquifer; Incremental area method; Pumping test

Indexed keywords

AQUIFER PARAMETER ESTIMATION; AQUIFER TYPE; AREA METHOD; GROUNDWATER DRAWDOWN; HETEROGENEOUS AQUIFERS; HETEROGENEOUS CONDITIONS; HYDRAULIC PARAMETERS; PUMPING TESTS;

AQUIFERS; DIAGNOSTIC PRODUCTS; HYDROGEOLOGY; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; WATER WELLS;

GROUNDWATER RESOURCES;

AQUIFER; GROUNDWATER; HYDRAULICS; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; PARAMETERIZATION; PUMPING;

EID: 84880580191     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.9352     Document Type: Article

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