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Record Nr.

UNINA9910299404503321

Autore

Zijl Wouter

Titolo

The Double Constraint Inversion Methodology [[electronic resource] ] : Equations and Applications in Forward and Inverse Modeling of Groundwater Flow / / by Wouter Zijl, Florimond De Smedt, Mustafa El-Rawy, Okke Batelaan

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2018

ISBN

3-319-71342-6

Edizione

[1st ed. 2018.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (X, 101 p. 13 illus.)

Collana

SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology, , 2191-530X

Disciplina

551.49015118

Soggetti

Hydrogeology

Geophysics

Environmental sciences

Geophysics and Environmental Physics

Math. Appl. in Environmental Science

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Foundations of Forward and Inverse Groundwater Flow Models -- The Pointwise Double Constraint Method -- Time Dependency -- Case Study Kleine Nete: Pointwise DCM with Bounded Anisotropy -- Case Study Schietveld: Pointwise DCM with Fixed Anisotropy -- The Zone Integrated Double Constraint Method -- Case Study Schietveld: Zone-Integrated DCM Compared with Gradient Method -- Summary and Conclusions.

Sommario/riassunto

This book describes a novel physics-based approach to inverse modeling that makes use of the properties of the equations governing the physics of the processes under consideration. It focuses on the inverse problems occurring in hydrogeology, but the approach is also applicable to similar inverse problems in various other fields, such as petroleum-reservoir engineering, geophysical and medical imaging, weather forecasting, and flood prediction. This approach takes into consideration the physics – for instance, the boundary conditions required to obtain a well-posed mathematical problem – to help avoid



errors in model building and therefore enhance the reliability of the results. In addition, this method requires less computation time and less computer memory. The theory is presented in a comprehensive, not overly mathematical, way, with three practice-oriented hydrogeological case studies and a comparison with the conventional approach illustrating the power of the method. Forward and Inverse Modeling of Groundwater Flow is of use to researchers and graduate students in the fields of hydrology, as well as to professional hydrologists within industry. It also appeals to geophysicists and those working in or studying petroleum reservoir modeling and basin modeling.