Development of Site Characterization Simulator.

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to develop a tool for Remedial Project Managers (RPMs) to learn and practice the site characterization process. One of the key difficulties encountered by RPMs during site characterization is the need to develop a model of the site based on limited data. These limited data are used to determine parameters that describe hydrogeologic and contaminant properties (aquifer hydraulic conductivity, contaminant concentration, etc.) and are obtained using sampling techniques that interrogate a very small volume, usually much smaller than node spacing of the computer model used to simulate site conditions. The value of the parameter being measured in the field and used in modeling the site is therefore a function of both the sampling location and the volume (of water, aquifer) interrogated. This research identified techniques to incorporate the impact of spatial variability and sampling method (particularly, sampling volume and method error) in a site characterization simulator.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1999
Accession Number
ADA361724

Entities

People

  • Neil W. Kassel

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Basic Programming Language
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Science
  • Computers
  • Graphical User Interface
  • Groundwater
  • Image Processing
  • Information Systems
  • Natural Resources
  • Programming Languages
  • Simulations
  • Simulators
  • Spreadsheet Software
  • Three Dimensional
  • Two Dimensional
  • User Interface
  • Word Processors

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Groundwater Contamination Remediation.

Technology Areas

  • Space