Rui Hugman

Linear Uncertainty Analysis

Linear uncertainty analysis is also known as “first order second moment” (or “FOSM”) analysis. It provides approximate mathematical characterisation of prior predictive probability distributions, and of posterior parameter and predictive probability distributions. It has other uses as well. It can be used to demonstrate how the history-matching process bestows worth on data. It can also …

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Calibration – A Simple Model

This is the first in a series of tutorials which demonstrate workflows for parameter estimation and uncertainty analysis with the PEST/PEST++ suites. These are not the only (or necessarily the best) workflows; their purpose is to take the reader through the fundamentals of how to accomplish common tasks whilst also providing insights in how to apply the …

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How Complex Should a Groundwater Model Be?

https://vimeo.com/566929903 by Catherine More and John Doherty Because environmental systems are complex, models must be complex too. Otherwise, how can they simulate the impact of human management on natural systems? This applies especially to groundwater systems. After all, water flows through heterogeneous media and interacts with surface water bodies in complex ways. This line of …

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Uncertainty in Groundwater Modelling 101

https://vimeo.com/548316380 by Catherine Moore and John Doherty We have talked about uncertainty before – in last year’s webinar series. We have been asked to talk about it some more. Our target audience for this webinar are those who are not necessarily modellers but who must work with modellers, and who must assess the credibility of …

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OLPROC: Processing Observations Made Easy

OLPROC is a model dancing partner. Its role is to postprocess model outputs in order to match them with field measurements, as well as to assist in automatic creation of PEST input datasets involving complex, multi-component objective functions. Starting from a set of field measurement data and model output files, this tutorial demonstrates how OLPROC …

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Worked Example: Simultaneous Interpretation of Six Pumping Tests

Simultaneous fitting of drawdowns induced by pumping at multiple sites in an area of complex geology revealed important patterns of connected permeability Over a six month period in July 2014, BHP conducted six pumping tests of between 5 and 11 days duration near the site of its OB31 pit in the Pilbara region of Western …

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