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2007 GSA Denver Annual Meeting (28–31 October 2007)

Session No. 40
Sunday, 28 October 2007: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM

T27. Inverse Methods in Practice: Perspectives and Future Directions

GSA Hydrogeology Division

 

Michael N. Fienen, Randall J. Hunt and Chris Muffels, Advocates
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Start Time
 
1:30 PM
Introductory Remarks
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1:35 PM
AN EXPANDED SURVEY OF GROUNDWATER MODELING PRACTITIONERS ABOUT HOW THEY QUANTIFY UNCERTAINTY: WHICH TOOLS THEY USE, WHY, AND WHY NOT
GINN, Tim R.1, SCHEIBE, Timothy D.2, HAERI, Hanieh1 and MCCLAIN, Cynthia N.1, (1)Civil and Environmental Engineering, UC Davis, 1 Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616, (2)Pacific Northwest National Lab, PO Box 999, MS K9-36, Richland, WA 99352, trginn@ucdavis.edu, trginn@ucdavis.edu
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1:55 PM
PREDICTIVE MODELING AND PROJECT PERMITTING: USING INVERSE METHODS TO HELP PROVIDE CONTEXT FOR DECISION MAKING
CARLSON, Christopher P., Watershed and Minerals & Geology Staffs, USDA Forest Service Washington Office, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250, ccarlson@fs.fed.us, ccarlson@fs.fed.us
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2:15 PM
A NEW SATURATED ZONE SITE-SCALE FLOW MODEL FOR YUCCA MOUNTAIN
EDDEBBARH, Al Aziz, Los Alamos National Lab, 9500 Balatta Canyon Court, Las Vegas, 89144 and JAMES, Scott, Al_eddebbarh@ymp.gov, Al_eddebbarh@ymp.gov
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2:30 PM
AQUIFER TEST ANALYSIS UTILIZING NUMERICAL MODELS AND INVERSE METHODS
HALFORD, Keith J., US Geological Survey, 2730 N. Deer Run Rd, Carson City, NV 89701, khalford@usgs.gov, khalford@usgs.gov
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2:45 PM
A UNIQUE APPROACH TO CALIBRATING A VARIABLE-DENSITY FLOW AND TRANSPORT MODEL
DAUSMAN, Alyssa M., U.S. Geological Survey, 3110 SW 9th Ave, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33315, LANGEVIN, Christian, Office of Groundwater, U.S. Geological Survey, USGS National Center, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Mail Stop 411, Reston, VA 20192, DOHERTY, John, Watermark Numerical Computing, 336 Cliveden Avenue, Corinda, 4075, Australia, SUKOP, Michael C., Department of Earth Sciences, Florida International University, PC 344, University Park, 11200 SW 8th Street, Miami, FL 33199 and WALSH, Virginia, Miami-Dade County Water and Sewer Department, 3071 SW 38 Ave Room 554-10, Miami, FL 33146, adausman@usgs.gov, adausman@usgs.gov
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3:00 PM
PRACTICAL APPLICATION OF REGULARIZED INVERSION IN GROUNDWATER MODELS
RUMBAUGH, James O., Environmental Simulations, Inc, 300 Mountain Top Road, Reinholds, PA 17569, jrumbaugh@groundwatermodels.com, jrumbaugh@groundwatermodels.com
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3:20 PM
USING PARAMETER SENSITIVITY TO INVESTIGATE TRANSMISSIVITY DISTRIBUTION INFORMATION IN TRANSIENT OBSERVATION WELL DATA
CLEMO, Tom, Center for the Geophysical Investigation of the Shallow Subsurface, Boise State University, CGISS, 1910 University Dr, Boise, ID 83725-1536, tomc@cgiss.boisestate.edu, tomc@cgiss.boisestate.edu
 
3:35 PM
Break
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3:50 PM
A CONSULTANT'S PERSPECTIVE ON INVERSE METHODS: THIRTY YEARS OF TRIAL AND ERROR
ANDREWS, Charles B., S.S. Papadopulos & Associates, 7944 Wisconsin Ave, Bethesda, MD 20814, Candrews@sspa.com, Candrews@sspa.com
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4:10 PM
SUCCESSFUL AND UNSUCCESSFUL APPLICATIONS OF INVERSE METHODS ON A REGIONAL GROUNDWATER MODEL
TANA, Cameron and WILLIAMS, Derrik, HydroMetrics LLC, 1611 Telegraph Ave, Suite 404, Oakland, CA 94612, cameron@HydroMetricsLLC.com, cameron@HydroMetricsLLC.com
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4:25 PM
Withdrawn
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4:40 PM
A STEPWISE INVERSION OF A GROUNDWATER FLOW MODEL WITH MULTI-SCALE OBSERVATION DATA
DAI, Zhenxue, LEVITT, Daniel and HARP, Dylan, Earth and Environmental Sciences Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Hydrology, Geochemistry, and Geology, EES-6 Group, Los Alamos, NM 87545, daiz@lanl.gov, daiz@lanl.gov
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4:55 PM
INVERSE HYDROLOGIC MODELING WITH GENETIC ALGORITHMS
LIU, Ganming, School of Earth Sciences, The Ohio State University, 125 S. Oval Mall, Columbus, OH 43210, SCHWARTZ, Franklin W., School of Earth Sciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210 and CROWE, Allan S., Environment Canada, National Water Research Institute, Canada Centre for Inland Waters, 867 Lakeshore Road, Burlington, ON L7R 4A6, Canada, liu.669@osu.edu, liu.669@osu.edu
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5:10 PM
A UNIVERSAL MULTIMETHOD SEARCH STRATEGY FOR COMPUTATIONALLY EFFICIENT GLOBAL OPTIMIZATION
VRUGT, Jasper A., Center for Nonlinear Studies, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Mail Stop T003, Los Alamos, NM 87545, vrugt@lanl.gov, vrugt@lanl.gov
 
5:25 PM
Discussion
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