Inverse modeling for field-scale hydrologic and transport parameters of fractured basalt
A large-scale test of infiltration into a thick sequence Of fractured Snake River Plain basalts was performed during the summer of 1994 on the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory. Monitoring of moisture and tracer movement during this test provided a set of quantitative measurements from which to obtain a field-scale hydrologic description of the fractured basalts. An inverse modeling study using these quantitative measurements was performed to obtain the representative hydrologic description. This report describes the results of the inverse modeling study and includes the background and motivation for conducting the infiltration test; a brief overview of the infiltration test; descriptions of the calibration targets chosen for the simulation study, the simulation model, and the model implementation; and the simulation results with comparisons to hydrologic and tracer breakthrough data obtained from the infiltration test.
- Research Organization:
- Lockheed Idaho Technologies Co., Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC07-94ID13223
- OSTI ID:
- 201576
- Report Number(s):
- INEL--95/0637; ON: DE96006028
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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