Integration of deep learning and information theory for designing monitoring networks in heterogeneous aquifer systems

J Chen, Z Dai, S Dong, X Zhang, G Sun… - Water Resources …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Groundwater monitoring networks are direct sources of information for revealing subsurface
system dynamic processes. However, designing such networks is difficult due to …

Geological entropy and solute transport in heterogeneous porous media

M Bianchi, D Pedretti - Water Resources Research, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
We propose a novel approach to link solute transport behavior to the physical heterogeneity
of the aquifer, which we fully characterize with two measurable parameters: the variance of …

Buried Paleo‐Channel Detection With a Groundwater Model, Tracer‐Based Observations, and Spatially Varying, Preferred Anisotropy Pilot Point Calibration

OS Schilling, DJ Partington, J Doherty… - Geophysical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Alluvial sand and gravel (ASG) aquifers are highly heterogeneous and exhibit strong,
spatially variable anisotropy, often interspersed by buried paleo‐channels of increased …

An approach to quantum-computational hydrologic inverse analysis

D O'Malley - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
Making predictions about flow and transport in an aquifer requires knowledge of the
heterogeneous properties of the aquifer such as permeability. Computational methods for …

When good statistical models of aquifer heterogeneity go right: The impact of aquifer permeability structures on 3D flow and transport

I Jankovic, M Maghrebi, A Fiori, G Dagan - Advances in water resources, 2017 - Elsevier
Natural gradient steady flow of mean velocity U takes place in heterogeneous aquifers of
random logconductivity Y= ln K, characterized by the univariate PDF f (Y) and …

Integration of soft data into geostatistical simulation of categorical variables

SF Carle, GE Fogg - Frontiers in Earth Science, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Uncertain or indirect “soft” data, such as geologic interpretation, driller's logs, geophysical
logs or imaging, offer potential constraints or “soft conditioning” to stochastic models of …

Solute transport in aquifers: The comeback of the advection dispersion equation and the first order approximation

A Fiori, A Zarlenga, I Jankovic, G Dagan - Advances in water resources, 2017 - Elsevier
Natural gradient steady flow of mean velocity U takes place in heterogeneous aquifers of
random logconductivity Y= ln K, characterized by the normal univariate PDF f (Y) and …

Influence of conceptual model uncertainty on contaminant transport forecasting in braided river aquifers

G Pirot, P Renard, E Huber, J Straubhaar… - Journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
Hydrogeologist are commonly confronted to field data scarcity. An interesting way to
compensate this data paucity, is to use analog data. Then the questions of prediction …

An effective multi-objective optimization approach for groundwater remediation considering the coexisting uncertainties of aquifer parameters

Y Yang, J Wu, Q Luo, J Wu - Journal of Hydrology, 2022 - Elsevier
An accurate groundwater simulation model and an efficient optimization algorithm are
critical for building a reliable remediation scheme using simulation–optimization method …

The role of atmospheric rivers on groundwater: lessons learned from an extreme wet year

ER Siirila‐Woodburn… - Water Resources …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
In the coastal regions of the western United States, atmospheric rivers (ARs) are associated
with the largest precipitation generating storms and contribute up to half of annual …