Stochastic and Statistical Methods in Hydrology and Environmental Engineering Volume 2: Stochastic and Statistical Modelling with Groundwater and Surface Water Applications

World renowned scientists present valuable contributions to stochastic and statistical modelling of groundwater and surface water systems. The philosophy of probabilistic modelling in the hydrological sciences is put into proper perspective and the importance of stochastic differential equations in...

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Other Authors: Hipel, Keith W. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 1994, 1994
Edition:2nd ed. 1994
Series:Water Science and Technology Library
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Estimating Mean and Covariance of the Solution of a Linear System with Random Coefficients
  • Second Moment Analysis of Dynamic Systems with Probabilistic Components in the Frequency Domain
  • VI: Other Topics
  • Uncertainty Analysis in Global Carbon Dioxide Modeling
  • A Real-Time Estimation of the Accuracy of Short-Term Rainfall Prediction Using Radar
  • Fourier Approximations for Estimation and Smoothing of Irregularly Observed Spatial Processes
  • Author Index
  • I: General Issues
  • Unny Symposium: Why are we Here?
  • Stochastic Differential Equations in Environmental Modelling and Their Numerical Solution
  • The Meaning of Stochasticity, Randomness and Uncertainty in Environmental Modeling
  • II: Groundwater
  • Indentification of Stochastic Dispersion Models
  • Solving and Calibrating Groundwater Flow Systems with the Penalty Method
  • Calibration of Groundwater Models by Optimization of Parameters in Homogeneous Geological Zones
  • Stochastic Characterization of Aquifer Heterogeneity from Drill Log Data
  • Groundwater Contaminant Transport: Estimating The Pollution at a Well
  • Transport by Two-Dimensional Random Velocity Fields: Effective Dispersion Coefficients of a Finite Plume
  • Spatial Correlation Analysis of Two-Dimensional Solute Transport in the Unsaturated Zone
  • Geostatistical Consideration on the Water Retention Volume and Pore Volume in Unsaturated Granular Material Composed of Various Particles
  • Derivation of a Distribution for the Piezometric Head in G round water Flow Using Entropy
  • L1 and L2 Estimators in Ground water Problems: Parameter Estimates and Covariances
  • A Version of Dynamic-Stochastic Modelling of Hydrological Processes
  • III: Surface Water
  • Computational Methods in Stochastic River Waters Quality Modeling
  • A Random Flight Model in General Coordinates
  • Application of a Distributed Parameter Filter to Predict Simulated Tidal Induced Shallow Water Flow
  • Stochastic Behaviour of Storage in Conceptual Reservoirs
  • Stochastic Response of Storage Function Model for Flood Runoff
  • Stochastic Model of Finite Storage Processes: Input with Finite Support
  • IV: Stochastic Optimization
  • A Regularized Algorithm for Solving Two-Stage Stochastic Linear Programming Problems: A Water Resources Example
  • Stochastic Characterization of Optimal Response of a Hydroelectric System Via Dynamic Programming
  • V: Moment Analysis