Inverse approaches with lithologic information for a regional groundwater system in southwest Kansas

Journal of Hydrology
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Abstract

Two practical approaches incorporating lithologic information for groundwater modeling calibration are presented to estimate distributed, cell-based hydraulic conductivity. The first approach is to estimate optimal hydraulic conductivities for geological materials by incorporating thickness distribution of materials into inverse modeling. In the second approach, residuals for the groundwater model solution are minimized according to a globalized Newton method with the aid of a Geographic Information System (GIS) to calculate a cell-wise distribution of hydraulic conductivity. Both approaches honor geologic data and were effective in characterizing the heterogeneity of a regional groundwater modeling system in southwest Kansas. ?? 2005 Elsevier Ltd All rights reserved.
Publication type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Title Inverse approaches with lithologic information for a regional groundwater system in southwest Kansas
Series title Journal of Hydrology
DOI 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2005.06.027
Volume 318
Issue 1-4
Year Published 2006
Language English
Larger Work Type Article
Larger Work Subtype Journal Article
Larger Work Title Journal of Hydrology
First page 292
Last page 300
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