Q.3-A clear understanding of the hydrogeological setting seems a fundamental place to start; is this possible in the absence of a team groundwater specialist?

Abstract Hydrogeological parameters are very uncertain to specify in the groundwater flow models. Hence, it is important a range for these be further utilized by model users. In El-Qaa Plain, previous researchers have determined hydrogeological such as transmissivity, hydraulic conductivity, and mean annual recharge rate using geophysical methods, pumping tests, hydrological models, However, th...

Calibration of groundwater models is frequently hampered by limited availability hydrogeological data. Non-intrusive geophysical methods are increasingly used to provide higher spatio-temporal resolution datasets for identification hydrological processes and estimation hydraulic properties. In model calibration performed through joint or coupled hydrogeophysical inversion, the supplemented with...

Geological, geophysical and hydrological surveys were performed in an area between Lecce to the North and Otranto to the South on the Lower Adriatic coast of Italy in order to verify the “state of health” of the ground water in the deep aquifer, which is characterised by Mesozoic carbonatic formations and is permeable due to fracturing and karstic phenomena. This area was chosen because it is h...

Uncertainty in conceptual model structure and in environmental data is of essential interest when dealing with uncertainty in water resources management. To make quantification of uncertainty possible is it necessary to identify and characterise the uncertainty in geological and hydrogeological data. This paper discusses a range of available techniques to describe the uncertainty related to geo...