Towards reproducible environmental modeling for decision support: A worked example
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Abstract
A fully worked example of decision-support-scale uncertainty quantification (UQ) and parameter estimation (PE) is presented. The analyses are implemented for an existing groundwater flow model of the Edwards aquifer, Texas, USA, and are completed in a script-based workflow that strives to be transparent and reproducible. High-dimensional PE is used to history-match simulated outputs to corresponding state observations of spring flow and groundwater level. Then a hindcast of a historical drought is made. Using available state observations recorded during drought conditions, the combined UQ and PE analyses are shown to yield an ensemble of model results that bracket the observed hydrologic responses. All files and scripts used for the analyses are placed in the public domain to serve as a template for other practitioners who are interested in undertaking these types of analyses.
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| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Towards reproducible environmental modeling for decision support: A worked example |
| Series title | Frontiers in Earth Science, Hydrosphere |
| DOI | 10.3389/feart.2020.00050 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Year Published | 2020 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Frontiers |
| Contributing office(s) | Oklahoma-Texas Water Science Center |
| Description | 50, 11 p. |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| Other Geospatial | southern-central Texas |
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