Research Article
Sep 1975
Aquifer Parameter Identification
Publication: Journal of the Hydraulics Division
Volume 101, Issue 9
Abstract
This paper presents an analysis of the inverse problem of parameter (or parameters) identification in unsteady ground-water flow. The response of the system is governed by a typical nonlinear second-order partial differential equation for which there exists no closed-form solution. Identification is an inverse process whereby the parameters embedded in a differential equation are determined from observations of the system's input and output along with appropriate initial and boundary conditions. These parameters are usually not physically measurable. In this paper, a simple but illustrative inverse problem is analyzed by quasilinearization, maximum principle, gradient method, the influence coefficient method, and linear programming. A comparison is made between these methods. The problem of convergence and stability is examined and demonstrated by numerical experimentation.
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Journal of the Hydraulics Division
Volume 101 • Issue 9 • September 1975
Pages: 1197 - 1209
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© 1975 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published online: Feb 3, 2021
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William Wen-Gong Yeh, AM.ASCE
Assoc. Prof., Engrg. Systems Dept., Univ. of California, Los Angeles, Calif.
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