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Analysis of the Spatial Structure of Properties of Selected Aquifers
Author(s) -
Hoeksema Robert J.,
Kitanidis Peter K.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
water resources research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.863
H-Index - 217
eISSN - 1944-7973
pISSN - 0043-1397
DOI - 10.1029/wr021i004p00563
Subject(s) - logarithm , aquifer , hydraulic conductivity , exponential function , normality , covariance , soil science , range (aeronautics) , scale (ratio) , statistics , variance (accounting) , mathematics , spatial variability , hydrology (agriculture) , geology , geotechnical engineering , mathematical analysis , groundwater , geography , engineering , cartography , accounting , aerospace engineering , business , soil water
Data from 31 regional aquifers are analyzed to identify the horizontal spatial correlation structure of transmissivity, hydraulic conductivity, and storage coefficient. Three parameters are estimated: the variance of small‐scale variability (or nugget) and the variance and integral scale (range) of an exponential covariance function. The assumption of normality of the aforementioned geohydrologic parameters and their logarithmic transformations is also examined. Results are obtained which indicate that the logarithms of these properties generally pass normality tests.