Naslov
A transfer function approach to sampling network design for groundwater contamination

Autori
Andričević, Roko ; Foufoula-Georgiou, E.

Izvornik
Water resources research (0043-1397) 27 (1991), 10; 2759-2769

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
transfer function ; sampling design ; groundwater contamination ; concentration spectrum

Sažetak
Sampling design is represented in the frequency domain as a transfer function acting on the concentration spectrum to provide the sampling error variance, which is used as a measure of sampling performance. The presented methodology does not require numerical solution of either flow or transport equations ; it operates directly on the statistics of the concentration field evaluated using a spectral representation. It also separates sampling design issues from the statistics of the aquifer properties, allowing better understanding of the influence of the subsurface characteristics on sampling error and therefore on sampling network design. The results show that sampling of groundwater quality should be viewed as a three-dimensional activity with two major design parameters: spatial spacing between wells (Δ li, i = 1, 2, 3) and total number of wells.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Geologija, Građevinarstvo, Temeljne tehničke znanosti

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