Moment inference from tomograms
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Abstract
Time-lapse geophysical tomography can provide valuable qualitative insights into hydrologic transport phenomena associated with aquifer dynamics, tracer experiments, and engineered remediation. Increasingly, tomograms are used to infer the spatial and/or temporal moments of solute plumes; these moments provide quantitative information about transport processes (e.g., advection, dispersion, and rate-limited mass transfer) and controlling parameters (e.g., permeability, dispersivity, and rate coefficients). The reliability of moments calculated from tomograms is, however, poorly understood because classic approaches to image appraisal (e.g., the model resolution matrix) are not directly applicable to moment inference. Here, we present a semi-analytical approach to construct a moment resolution matrix based on (1) the classic model resolution matrix and (2) image reconstruction from orthogonal moments. Numerical results for radar and electrical-resistivity imaging of solute plumes demonstrate that moment values calculated from tomograms depend strongly on plume location within the tomogram, survey geometry, regularization criteria, and measurement error.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Moment inference from tomograms |
| Series title | Geophysical Research Letters |
| DOI | 10.1029/2007GL031621 |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue | 22 |
| Year Published | 2007 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | AGU |
| Contributing office(s) | OGW Branch of Geophysics, Office of Ground Water, Toxic Substances Hydrology Program |
| Description | L22404; 6 p. |
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