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https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-21-6069-2017
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https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-21-6069-2017
© Author(s) 2017. This work is distributed under
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Multiple-point statistical simulation for hydrogeological models: 3-D training image development and conditioning strategies
Groundwater and Quaternary Geology Mapping Department, GEUS, Aarhus, 8000, Denmark
Groundwater and Quaternary Geology Mapping Department, GEUS, Aarhus, 8000, Denmark
Department of Civil, Environmental Engineering and Architecture (DICAAR), University of Cagliari, Cagliari, 09123, Italy
Thomas Mejer Hansen
Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, 2100, Denmark
Le Thanh Vu
I-GIS, Risskov, 8240, Denmark
Donald A. Keefer
Illinois State Geological Survey, Prairie Research Institute, University of Illinois, Champaign, Illinois 61820, USA
Flemming Jørgensen
Groundwater and Quaternary Geology Mapping Department, GEUS, Aarhus, 8000, Denmark
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In this study, we demonstrate an approach to evaluate the interpretation uncertainty within a manually interpreted geological model in a groundwater model. Using qualitative estimates of uncertainties, several geological realizations are developed and implemented in groundwater models. We confirm existing evidence that if the conceptual model is well defined, interpretation uncertainties within the conceptual model have limited impact on groundwater model predictions.
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We present a novel approach for 3-D geostatistical simulations. It includes practical strategies for the development of realistic 3-D training images and for incorporating the diverse geological and geophysical inputs together with their uncertainty levels (due to measurement inaccuracies and scale mismatch). Inputs consist of well logs, seismics, and an existing 3-D geomodel. The simulation domain (45 million voxels) coincides with the Miocene unit over 2810 km2 across the Danish–German border.
We present a novel approach for 3-D geostatistical simulations. It includes practical strategies...