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Research article
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07 Feb 2024
Research article |
| 07 Feb 2024
| 07 Feb 2024
Incorporating interpretation uncertainties from deterministic 3D hydrostratigraphic models in groundwater models
Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, 1350, Denmark
Rasmus Bødker Madsen
Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland, Land and Marine Geology, Aarhus, 8000, Denmark
Torben O. Sonnenborg
Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland, Hydrology, Copenhagen, 1350, Denmark
Lærke Therese Andersen
Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland, Land and Marine Geology, Aarhus, 8000, Denmark
Peter B. E. Sandersen
Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland, Land and Marine Geology, Aarhus, 8000, Denmark
Jacob Kidmose
Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland, Hydrology, Copenhagen, 1350, Denmark
Ingelise Møller
Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland, Land and Marine Geology, Aarhus, 8000, Denmark
Thomas Mejer Hansen
Department of Geoscience, University of Aarhus, Aarhus, 8000, Denmark
Karsten Høgh Jensen
Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, 1350, Denmark
Anne-Sophie Høyer
Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland, Land and Marine Geology, Aarhus, 8000, Denmark
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Short summary
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.
In this study, we demonstrate an approach to evaluate the interpretation uncertainty within a...
