Quality of ground water guidelines for selection and application of frequently used models
Title:
Quality of ground water guidelines for selection and application of frequently used models
Author:
American Society of Civil Engineers. Committee on Ground Water Quality.
ISBN:
9780784470138
0784470138
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Publication Information:
New York : American Society of Civil Engineers, 1996.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xx, 194 pages) : illustrations.
Series:
ASCE manuals and reports on engineering practice ; no. 85
ASCE manuals and reports on engineering practice ; no. 85.
Contents:
""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 Survey""""3.3 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 Techniques""""4.4.1 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 Parameters""""6.3.4 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 Questionnaires""""7.2 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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