Subsurface Flow and Transport - A Stochastic Approach

This book describes a major method in modelling the flow of water and transport of solutes in the subsurface, a subject of considerable interest in the exploitation and preservation of water resources. The stochastic approach allows the uncertainty which affects various properties and parameters to be incorporated in models of subsurface flow and transport. These much more realistic models are of greater use in, for example, modelling the transport and build-up of contaminants in groundwater. The volume is based on the second Kovacs Colloquium organised by the International Hydrological Programme (UNESCO) and the International Association of Hydrological Sciences. Fifteen leading scientists with international reputations review the latest developments in this area. The book is a valuable reference work for graduate students, research workers and professionals in government and public institutions, interested in hydrology, environmental issues, soil physics, petroleum engineering, geological engineering and applied mathematics.Table of ContentPart I. Introduction: 1. Stochastic modeling of flow and transport: the broad perspective Gedeod Dagan; Part II. Subsurface Characterization and Parameter Estimation: 2. Characterization of geological heterogeneity Mary P. Anderson; 3. Application of geostatistics in subsurface hydrology Javier Samper; 4. Formulations and computational issues of the inversion of random fields Jesús Carrera, Agustín Medina, Carl Axness and Tony Zimmerman; Part III. Flow Modeling and Aquifer Management: 5. Groundwater in heterogeneous formations Peter Kitanidis; 6. Aspects of numerical methods in multiphase flows Richard E. Ewing; 7. Incorporating uncertainty into aquifer management models Steve Gorelick; Part IV. Transport in Heterogeneous Aquifers: 8. Transport of inert solutes by groundwater: recent developments and current issues Yoram Rubin; 9. Transport of reactive solutes Vladimir Cvetkovic; 10. Nonlocal reactive transport with physical and chemical heterogeneity: linear nonequilibrium sorption with random rate coefficients Bill X. Hu, Fei-Wen Deng and John Cushman; 11. Perspectives on field scale application of stochastic subsurface hydrology Lynn W. Gelhar; Part V. Fractured Rocks and Unsaturated Soils: 12. Component characterization: an approach to fracture hydrology Jane C. S. Long, Christine Doughty, Akhil Datta-Gupta, Kevin Hestir and Don Vasco; 13. Stochastic analysis of solute transport in partially saturated heterogeneous soils David Russo; 14. Field scale modeling of immiscible organic chemical spills Jack Parker; Part VI. A View to the Future: 15. Stochastic approach to subsurface flow and transport: a view to the future Shlomo Neuman.Review Quote'The book can be recommended to those with graduate level mathematical and statistical skills as a reference to the latest theoretical modelling techniques in subsurface hydrology. Also to those who wish to link modelling and experimental work in this area … ' J. D. Cooper, Hydrology and Earth System SciencesA valuable reference work for research workers and professionals in hydrology, environmental issues, petroleum and geological engineering, and applied mathematics.