Stochastic modeling of solute transport in aquifers: From heterogeneity characterization to risk analysis

Water Resources Research

Volumn 51, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 6622-6648

  Fiori, A ^a   Bellin, A ^b   Cvetkovic, V ^c   De Barros, F P J ^d   Dagan, G ^e  

^a ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

^c ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^d University of Southern California   (United States)

^e TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

dilution; health risk analysis; heterogeneous aquifers; reactive solutes; solute transport

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; DILUTION; HEALTH; HEALTH RISKS; HYDROGEOLOGY; LAGRANGE MULTIPLIERS; MASS TRANSFER; RISK ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISKS; SOLUTE TRANSPORT; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS; VELOCITY;

CONCENTRATION MEASUREMENT; CONCENTRATION PREDICTION; FIELD CHARACTERIZATION; HETEROGENEITY CHARACTERIZATIONS; HETEROGENEOUS AQUIFERS; MULTI-RATE MASS TRANSFERS; RANDOM VELOCITY FIELDS; REACTIVE SOLUTES;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

AQUIFER; BREAKTHROUGH CURVE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DILUTION; FIELD METHOD; GAUSSIAN METHOD; HEALTH RISK; HETEROGENEITY; LAGRANGIAN ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOLUTE TRANSPORT; STOCHASTICITY; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

CAPE COD; MASSACHUSETTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84941996379     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: 19447973     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2015WR017388     Document Type: Article

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