Quality of ground water : guidelines for selection and application of frequently used models /

Prepared under the auspices of the ASCE Environmental Engineering Division, this manual reports on a survey of the professional community to determine which contaminated ground water models are in frequent use, classifies these models according to a unified set of criteria developed by this task com...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: American Society of Civil Engineers. Committee on Ground Water Quality
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : American Society of Civil Engineers, 1996.
Colección:ASCE manuals and reports on engineering practice ; no. 85.
Temas:
Groundwater > Quality > Mathematical models.
Eau souterraine > Qualité > Modèles mathématiques.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Environmental > Water Supply.
Groundwater > Quality > Mathematical models
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • Glossary
  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D
  • E
  • F
  • G
  • H
  • I
  • L
  • M
  • N
  • O
  • P
  • R
  • S
  • T
  • U
  • V
  • Chapter 1 Important Findings
  • Chapter 2 Organization and Background
  • 2.1 Committee Organization
  • 2.2 Uncertainties in Applying Models
  • 2.3 Organization of This Monograph
  • Chapter 3 Ground Water Modeling Survey
  • 3.1 Available Survey Data
  • 3.2 Approach and Procedures
  • 3.2.1 ASCE Survey
  • 3.2.2 EPA Survey
  • 3.2.3 Geraghty and Miller Survey
  • 3.2.4 Brookhaven National Laboratory Survey3.3 Widely Used Models
  • 3.3.1 ASCE Survey
  • 3.3.2 EPA Survey
  • 3.3.3 Geraghty and Miller Survey
  • 3.3.4 Brookhaven National Laboratory Survey
  • 3.4 Frequency of Usage
  • 3.5 Training and Education
  • 3.6 Technical Support
  • 3.7 Other Problems Noted in the Surveys
  • 3.8 Selection of Models for Further Evaluation
  • Chapter 4 Classification Criteria
  • 4.1 Three Groups of Classification Criteria
  • 4.2 Classification Criteria Based on Usage or Purpose
  • 4.3 Classification Based on Function or Process Modeling
  • 4.4 Classification Based on Simulation of Aquifer Characteristics and Solution Techniques4.4.1 Characteristics of the Porous Media, Ground Water, and Contaminants
  • 4.4.2 Assumptions of Dimensionality
  • 4.4.3 Solution Techniques
  • Chapter 5 Classification of Ground Water Models
  • 5.1 Introduction
  • 5.2 Procedure
  • 5.3 Results
  • Chapter 6 Model Parameters
  • 6.1 Guidance on Parameter Selection
  • 6.2 The Questionnaire and the Response
  • 6.3 Parameter Specification
  • 6.3.1 Hydrogeologic Properties
  • 6.3.2 Hydraulic Properties
  • 6.3.3 Mass Transport Parameters6.3.4 Dimensionality and Solution Techniques
  • 6.4 Specification of Boundary Conditions
  • 6.4.1 Mathematical Boundaries
  • 6.4.2 Hydrogeologic Boundaries for Flow Models
  • 6.4.3 Boundary Conditions for Transport Models
  • 6.5 Model Setup and Calibration
  • 6.5.1 Formulation of Conceptual Model
  • 6.5.2 Relative Significance of Parameters
  • 6.5.3 Limitations and Quality of Input Parameters
  • 6.5.4 Calibrated Data and Sensitivity Analysis
  • Chapter 7 Model Evaluation
  • 7.1 Introduction
  • 7.1.1 Description of Questionnaires
  • 7.1.2 Response to Questionnaires7.2 Model Applicability
  • 7.2.1 Flow Models
  • 7.2.2 Transport Models
  • 7.3 Model Usability
  • 7.3.1 Key Model Assumptions, Strengths and Limitations Identified by Model Developers
  • 7.3.2 Key Model Strengths and Limitations Identified by Model Users
  • 7.3.3 QA/QC Procedures Used for Model Runs
  • 7.3.4 Ways in Which Models Are Used Incorrectly
  • 7.3.5 Citations Describing Sensitivity of Model Parameters
  • 7.4 Model Accessories
  • 7.4.1 Pre- and Post-Processors

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