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Geostatistical Simulation of Hydrofacies Heterogeneity of the West Thessaly Aquifer Systems in Greece

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Integrating geological properties, such as relative positions and proportions of different hydrofacies, is of highest importance in order to render realistic geological patterns. Sequential indicator simulation (SIS) and Plurigaussian simulation (PS) are alternative methods for conceptual and deterministic modeling for the characterization of hydrofacies distribution. In this work, we studied the spatial differentiation of hydrofacies in the alluvial aquifer system of West Thessaly basin in Greece. For this, we applied both SIS and PS techniques to an extensive set of borehole data from that basin. Histograms of model versus experimental hydrofacies proportions and indicative cross sections were plotted in order to validate the results. The PS technique was shown to be more effective in reproducing the spatial characteristics of the different hydrofacies and their distribution across the study area. In addition, the permeability differentiations reflected in the PS model are in accordance to known heterogeneities of the aquifer capacity.

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Acknowledgments

We acknowledge Edafos S.A., Ferrovial Agroman S.A., and HellasLab for the supply of all necessary borehole data for the analysis.We also thank the two anonymous reviewers and the Editor-in-Chief, who made critical reviews and detailed comments and gave us the opportunity to substantially improve the original manuscript.

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Modis, K., Sideri, D. Geostatistical Simulation of Hydrofacies Heterogeneity of the West Thessaly Aquifer Systems in Greece. Nat Resour Res 22, 123–138 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11053-013-9200-1

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