Guidelines for model calibration and application to flow simulation in the Death Valley regional groundwater system
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Abstract
Fourteen guidelines are described which are intended to produce calibrated groundwater models likely to represent the associated real systems more accurately than typically used methods. The 14 guidelines are discussed in the context of the calibration of a regional groundwater flow model of the Death Valley region in the southwestern United States. This groundwater flow system contains two sites of national significance from which the subsurface transport of contaminants could be or is of concern: Yucca Mountain, which is the potential site of the United States high-level nuclear-waste disposal; and the Nevada Test Site, which contains a number of underground nuclear-testing locations. This application of the guidelines demonstrates how they may be used for model calibration and evaluation, and also to direct further model development and data collection.Fourteen guidelines are described which are intended to produce calibrated groundwater models likely to represent the associated real systems more accurately than typically used methods. The 14 guidelines are discussed in the context of the calibration of a regional groundwater flow model of the Death Valley region in the southwestern United States. This groundwater flow system contains two sites of national significance from which the subsurface transport of contaminants could be or is of concern: Yucca Mountain, which is the potential site of the United States high-level nuclear-waste disposal; and the Nevada Test Site, which contains a number of underground nuclear-testing locations. This application of the guidelines demonstrates how they may be used for model calibration and evaluation, and also to direct further model development and data collection.
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Hill, M.C., D’Agnese, F.A., and Faunt, C., 2000, Guidelines for model calibration and application to flow simulation in the Death Valley regional groundwater system, in IAHS-AISH Publication, no. 265, Zurich, Switz, 20 September 1999 through 23 September 1999, p. 195-204.
| Publication type | Conference Paper |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Conference Paper |
| Title | Guidelines for model calibration and application to flow simulation in the Death Valley regional groundwater system |
| Issue | 265 |
| Year Published | 2000 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | IAHS |
| Publisher location | Houston, TX, United States |
| Larger Work Title | IAHS-AISH Publication |
| First page | 195 |
| Last page | 204 |
| Conference Title | ModelCARE'99 Conference |
| Conference Location | Zurich, Switz |
| Conference Date | 20 September 1999 through 23 September 1999 |