Main Title |
Probability of Plume Interception Using Conditional Simulation of Hydraulic Head and Inverse Modeling. |
Author |
Weber, D. ;
Easley, D. ;
Englund, E. ;
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CORP Author |
Nevada Univ., Las Vegas. Environmental Research Center.;Environmental Monitoring Systems Lab., Las Vegas, NV. Exposure Assessment Research Div. ;New Orleans Univ., LA. |
Publisher |
c1991 |
Year Published |
1991 |
Report Number |
EPA/600/J-92/298; |
Stock Number |
PB92-227404 |
Additional Subjects |
Water pollution sampling ;
Ground water ;
Plumes ;
Flow models ;
Aquifers ;
Spatial distribution ;
Environmental transport ;
Hydraulic conductivity ;
Statistical analysis ;
Probability ;
Reprints ;
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
NTIS |
PB92-227404 |
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07/26/2022 |
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Collation |
23p |
Abstract |
A procedure to estimate the probability of intercepting a contaminant groundwater plume for monitoring network design has been developed and demonstrated. The objective of the procedure is to use all available information in a method that accountsfor the heterogeneity of the aquifer and the paucity of data. The major components of the procedure are geostatistical conditional simulation and parameter estimation that are used sequentially to generate flow pathsfrom a suspected contaminant source location to a designated monitoring transect. From the flow paths, a histogram is constructed that represents the spatial probability distribution of plume centerlines. With an independent estimate of the plume width, a relationship between the total cost and the probability of detecting a plume can be made. The method uses geostatistical information from hydraulic head measurements and is conditioned by the data and the physics of groundwater flow. The procedure was developed specifically for the design of monitoring systems at sites where very few, if any, hydraulic conductivity data are available. (Copyright (c) 1991 International Association for Mathematical Geology.) |