Optimizing groundwater monitoring systems for landfills with random leaks under heterogeneous subsurface conditions;Optimisation des dispositifs de surveillance des eaux souterraines sous des décharges à fuites aléatoires sur sub-surface hétérogène

Hydrogeology Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1761-1772

  Yenigul N B ^a   Elfeki, A M M ^b   van den Akker, C ^a   Dekking, F M ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Decision analysis; Detection probability; Groundwater monitoring; Landfills

Indexed keywords

DECISION ANALYSIS; GROUNDWATER; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDROGEOLOGY; LANDFILL; MONITORING SYSTEM; PLUME; POLLUTANT SOURCE; PROBABILITY; STOCHASTICITY;

EID: 84892893775     PISSN: 14312174     EISSN: 14350157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10040-013-1013-0     Document Type: Article

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