Effective Parameters of Hydrogeological Models

✍ Scribed by Vikenti Gorokhovski (auth.)

• Publisher: Springer International Publishing
• Year: 2014
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 193
• Series: Springer Hydrogeology
• Edition: 2
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Geological models used in predictive hydrogeological modeling are not exact replicas of the objects they represent: many details related to structures and properties of the objects remain unknown. Those details may considerably affect simulation results. A provable evaluation of the uncertainty of hydrogeological and solute transport simulations are almost impossible. In this book the author describes how to obtain the best-possible results in simulations, based on the available data and predefined criteria that are turned into transforming mechanisms. The latter are mathematical expressions for evaluating model parameters supporting effective simulations. Examples of the mechanisms as well as methods of their evaluation are provided in this book. It is also shown how these mechanisms can be used for the interpretation of hydrogeological data. The first edition of this book was published in the series Springer Briefs in Earth Sciences.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xxi
Introduction....Pages 1-9
Engineering Approach....Pages 11-15
Geostatistical Approach....Pages 17-38
Model Identification....Pages 39-63
Transformation of Geological Objects’ Properties into Effective Model Parameters....Pages 65-71
Examples of Linear Transforming Mechanisms....Pages 73-92
Examples of Nonlinear Transforming Mechanisms....Pages 93-103
Evaluation of Transforming Mechanisms....Pages 105-120
Inverse Problems and Transforming Mechanisms....Pages 121-142
Advective Solute Transport Through Porous Media....Pages 143-169
Conclusion....Pages 171-173
Back Matter....Pages 175-182

✦ Subjects

Hydrogeology; Hydrology/Water Resources; Engineering Design; Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences