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Transport parameters identification: application of the Sentinel method

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In this paper, the Sentinel method is applied to groundwater pollution parameter identification. First, the inverse problem is solved in the linear case to estimate pollutant mass flow rates. Then, the non-linear case, which is the determination of the pollutant source coordinates, is developed. Finally, numerical tests, conducted on the Rhenan aquifer, south of Strasbourg, are presented.

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  1. Institut de Mécanique des Fluides, UMR Université Louis Pasteur – CNRS 7507, 2 rue Boussingault, F‐67000, Strasbourg, France

    R. Mosé, M.E. Stoeckel, P. Ackerer & F. Lehmann

  2. Ecole Nationale du Génie de l'Eau et de l'Environnement, 11 quai Koch, F‐67000, Strasbourg, France

    C. Poulard (Ministè;re de l'Agriculture)

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Mosé, R., Stoeckel, M., Poulard, C. et al. Transport parameters identification: application of the Sentinel method. Computational Geosciences 4, 251–273 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1011516101288

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