Optimization of groundwater-monitoring networks for identification of the distribution of a contaminant plume |
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Authors: | Kyung-Ho Kim Kang-Kun Lee |
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Institution: | (1) School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, 151-742, South Korea |
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Abstract: | A new methodology is proposed to optimize monitoring networks for identification of the extent of contaminant plumes. The
optimal locations for monitoring wells are determined as the points where maximal decreases are expected in the quantified
uncertainty about contaminant existence after well installation. In this study, hydraulic conductivity is considered to be
the factor that causes uncertainty. The successive random addition (SRA) method is used to generate random fields of hydraulic
conductivity. The expected value of information criterion for the existence of a contaminant plume is evaluated based on how
much the uncertainty of plume distribution reduces with increases in the size of the monitoring network. The minimum array
of monitoring wells that yields the maximum information is selected as the optimal monitoring network. In order to quantify
the uncertainty of the plume distribution, the probability map of contaminant existence is made for all generated contaminant
plume realizations on the domain field. The uncertainty is defined as the sum of the areas where the probability of contaminant
existence or nonexistence is uncertain. Results of numerical experiments for determination of optimal monitoring networks
in heterogeneous conductivity fields are presented. |
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Keywords: | Optimization Monitoring network Uncertainty Contaminant plume |
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