Time and space nonlocalities underlying fractional-derivative models: Distinction and literature review of field applications

Y Zhang, DA Benson, DM Reeves - Advances in Water Resources, 2009 - Elsevier
We investigate the spatiotemporal nonlocality underlying fractional-derivative models as a
possible explanation for regional-scale anomalous dispersion with heavy tails. Properties of …

Lessons learned from 25 years of research at the MADE site

C Zheng, M Bianchi, SM Gorelick - Groundwater, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Field studies at well‐instrumented research sites have provided extensive data sets and
important insights essential for development and testing of transport theories and …

Predicting uncertainty of machine learning models for modelling nitrate pollution of groundwater using quantile regression and UNEEC methods

O Rahmati, B Choubin, A Fathabadi, F Coulon… - Science of the Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
Although estimating the uncertainty of models used for modelling nitrate contamination of
groundwater is essential in groundwater management, it has been generally ignored. This …

Origins of anomalous transport in heterogeneous media: Structural and dynamic controls

Y Edery, A Guadagnini, H Scher… - Water Resources …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Anomalous (or “non‐Fickian”) transport is ubiquitous in the context of tracer
migration in geological formations. We quantitatively identify the origin of anomalous …

Morphogenesis of biofilms in porous media and control on hydrodynamics

DL Kurz, E Secchi, R Stocker… - … Science & Technology, 2023 - ACS Publications
The functioning of natural and engineered porous media, like soils and filters, depends in
many cases on the interplay between biochemical processes and hydrodynamics. In such …

Spatial connectivity in a highly heterogeneous aquifer: From cores to preferential flow paths

M Bianchi, C Zheng, C Wilson, GR Tick… - Water Resources …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
This study investigates connectivity in a small portion of the extremely heterogeneous
aquifer at the Macrodispersion Experiment (MADE) site in Columbus, Mississippi. A total of …

Evaluating the effects of multiscale heterogeneous sediments on solute mixing and effective dispersion

W Ren, R Ershadnia, CD Wallace… - Water Resources …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The heterogeneity of sedimentary aquifers can be characterized by parameters related to
the underlying sedimentary structure such as physical attributes of sediments (eg, volume …

A dual heterogeneous domain model for upscaling anomalous transport with multi‐peaks in heterogeneous aquifers

M Yin, R Ma, Y Zhang, K Chen, Z Guo… - Water Resources …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Natural aquifers are often characterized by multiscale heterogeneity and complex flow
networks, challenging the reliable simulation and prediction of contaminant transport …

Geostatistical analysis of high-resolution hydraulic conductivity estimates from the hydraulic profiling tool and integration with hydraulic tomography at a highly …

Z Zhao, N Luo, WA Illman - Journal of Hydrology, 2023 - Elsevier
Hydraulic profiling tool (HPT) and hydraulic tomography (HT) have been developed as
promising techniques for the high-resolution characterization of surficial aquifer systems …

Debates—Stochastic subsurface hydrology from theory to practice: Why stochastic modeling has not yet permeated into practitioners?

X Sanchez‐Vila… - Water Resources …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
We address modern topics of stochastic hydrogeology from their potential relevance to real
modeling efforts at the field scale. While the topics of stochastic hydrogeology and numerical …