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Fusion of hydrologic and geophysical tomographic surveys

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In this paper, we argue the need for high-resolution characterization of the subsurface and discuss difficulties of traditional characterization approaches to meet this need. Necessary and sufficient conditions are then presented for well-posedness of groundwater inverse problems associated with identifying spatially distributed parameters. Non-uniqueness and large uncertainty in model calibration are subsequently attributed to difficulties in collecting information to meet these conditions. Using an example, we show that a tomographic survey can make problems of identification of spatially distributed parameters better posed. We subsequently present some recent advances in hydrologic/geophysical characterization of the subsurface using information fusion based on tomographic survey concepts. This paper includes hydraulic and electrical resistivity tomographic surveys as well as fusion of hydraulic and resistivity tomography and fusion of hydraulic and tracer tomography.

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  1. Department of Hydrology and Water Resources, The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, 85721, USA

    Tian-Chyi Jim Yeh

  2. Department of Resources Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan, ROC

    Tian-Chyi Jim Yeh, Cheng-Haw Lee & Kuo-Chin Hsu

  3. Department of Safety, Health and Environmental Engineering, National Yunlin University of Science and Technology, Touliu, Yunlin, 64045, Taiwan, R.O.C.

    Jet-Chau Wen

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Yeh, TC.J., Lee, CH., Hsu, KC. et al. Fusion of hydrologic and geophysical tomographic surveys. Geosci J 12, 159–167 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12303-008-0017-6

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