Comparison of three methods of hydrogeological parameter estimation in leaky aquifers using transient flow pumping tests

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 2293-2301

  Li, Peiyue ^a,b   Qian, Hui ^a,b   Wu, Jianhua ^a,b  

^a CHANG'AN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

Author keywords

Aquifer property; Groundwater; Hydrogeological parameter estimation; Hydrogeology; Leaky aquifer; Pumping test

Indexed keywords

AQUIFER PROPERTIES; CURVE FITTING METHODS; GROUNDWATER MODELING; HYDROGEOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; INFLECTION POINTS; LEAKY AQUIFERS; PUMPING TESTS; TRANSIENT FLOW;

AQUIFERS; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; PARAMETER ESTIMATION;

HYDROGEOLOGY;

AQUIFER; ESTIMATION METHOD; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HYDROGEOLOGY; PARAMETERIZATION; PUMPING; TRANSIENT FLOW;

EID: 84892445318     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.9803     Document Type: Article

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