A data-driven method coupling multiple physical constraints for correcting structural errors in groundwater contaminant transport models

Tian, Jinglong; Zeng, Xiankui; Pan, Yue; Wang, Dong; Wu, Jichun

doi:10.5194/hess-30-6459-2026

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A data-driven method coupling multiple physical constraints for correcting structural errors in groundwater contaminant transport models

Jinglong Tian, Xiankui Zeng, Yue Pan, Dong Wang, and Jichun Wu

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