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Document Details
Document Type
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Article In Conference
Document Title
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Stochastic Models for Characterizing Variability of Hydro-Geological Parameters.
النماذج التصادفيه لتوصيف التغيريه في الخصائص الهيدروجيولوجيه
Document Language
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English
Abstract
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This review highlights some of the progresses achieved in modelling spatial variability of hydro-geological parameters using the stochastic approach. The reason for this approach is two folds. First, the erratic nature of the hydro-geological parameters observed at field data. Second, the uncertainty due to the lack of information about the subsurface structure that is known only at sparse sampled locations. In this paper the frequently used techniques for unconditional and conditional stochastic models in porous formations have been reviewed. These techniques are the tools to solve stochastic differential equations of flow and transport in porous media either analytically or numerically. In the presented techniques, spatial variability of aquifer parameters is modelled as stationary correlated random fields. These fields are used as input to the classical differential equations to evaluate the effect of spatial variability on flow and transport characteristics. The algorithms used for site characterization and generating heterogeneous descriptions of porous formations are reviewed. These algorithms can be divided broadly into discrete facies models, continuous models and hybrid models. In discrete facies models, the heterogeneity is described as geometrical shapes of geological units, parameter values to which can later be assigned. In continuous models, the heterogeneity is described as random parameters governed by joint probability distributions. In hybrid models both continuous and discrete models are used. The Monte-Carlo approach is a powerful tool to estimate uncertainty. It handles realistic situations where the flow is controlled by complex boundary conditions in comparison with analytical approaches. It handles the non-linearities of the systems. An extensive description of some numerical methods such as multivariate method, nearest neighbour method, and turning bands method has been presented in this paper. An evaluation of these methods is summarized in a tabular form (see Table (1)). Advantages, disadvantages and limitations of each of these methods are presented. The methods are evaluated on the basis of information available in the literature and by application of these methods to some simple characteristic problems.
Conference Name
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IWTC 2000, The Fifth International Water Technology Conference,
Publishing Year
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1421 AH
2000 AD
Article Type
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Article
Added Date
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Sunday, March 11, 2012
Researchers
Researcher Name (Arabic)
Researcher Name (English)
Researcher Type
Dr Grade
Email
عمرو محمد الفقي
Elfeki, Amro Mohamed
Investigator
Doctorate
aelfeki@kau.edu.sa
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32617.pdf
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