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Title: Conditional stochastic modeling of transport of contaminant in the vadose zone. Final project report

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:56459

Spatial heterogeneity media leads to uncertainty in predicting both flow and transport in the vadose zone. In this work an efficient and flexible, combined analytical-numerical Monte Carlo approach is developed for the analysis of steady-state flow and transient transport processes in highly heterogeneous, variably saturated porous media. The approach is also used for the investigation of the validity of linear, first order analytical stochastic models. A combined analytical-numerical conditional simulation algorithm is developed to estimate the impact of in-situ soil hydraulic measurements on reducing the uncertainty of concentration and solute flux predictions.

Research Organization:
Arizona Univ., Tucson, AZ (United States). Dept. of Hydrology and Water Resources
OSTI ID:
56459
Report Number(s):
PB-95-198776/XAB; CNN: Contract USGS-14-08-0001-G2090; TRN: 51441717
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: 1995
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English