Effective Parameters of Hydrogeological Models [Paperback]

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.

This new edition of Gorokhovskis highly rated book explains how to ensure the best possible results in hydrogeological predictive modeling by developing mathematical transforming mechanisms. It features a fresh chapter on soluble transport in porous media.

Preface.- Introduction.- Engineering Approach.- Geostatistical Approach.- Ensembles.- Elements.- Sampling at Random.- Probability Distributions.- Effective Parameters.- Meaning of Geostatistically Inferred Results.- Geostatistics and Uncertainty.- Model Identification.- Incorrectness in Mathematics.- Regularization of Ill-Posed Problems.- Problem Dependence of Model Identification.- More Complex Model versus Less Complex One.- Short description of the Borden Landfill.- Simulating the water table.- Calibration with respect to the streamlines.- Transformation of Geological Objekts Properties into Effective Model Parameters.- Geological Objects and Simulation Models.- Transforming Mechanisms.- Properties of Transforming Mechanisms.- Examplló,