Uncertainty estimation and evaluation of shallow aquifers' exploitability: The case study of the Adige valley aquifer (Italy)

Water (Switzerland)

Volumn 7, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 3367-3395

  Castagna, Marta ^a   Bellin, Alberto ^b   Chiogna, Gabriele ^c  

^a Smart Hydrogeological Solutions   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adige Valley; Aquifer exploitability; Groundwater characterization; Inverse modeling; Parameters uncertainty; Regional groundwater model; Water management

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; GROUNDWATER; HYDROGEOLOGY; INVERSE PROBLEMS; LANDFORMS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; SURFACE WATERS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER RESOURCES; WATER SUPPLY;

ADIGE VALLEY; ANTHROPOGENIC ACTIVITY; INVERSE MODELING; PARAMETERS UNCERTAINTIES; PARAMETRIC UNCERTAINTIES; REGIONAL GROUNDWATER; UNCERTAINTY ESTIMATION; WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT;

GROUNDWATER RESOURCES;

AQUIFER; GROUNDWATER RESOURCE; HUMAN ACTIVITY; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SUSTAINABILITY; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WATER RESOURCE; WATER USE;

ADIGE VALLEY; ITALY;

EID: 84940416806     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20734441     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/w7073367     Document Type: Article

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