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At an early stage in exploration it is necessary to develop a conceptual model of the system (e.g. Figure 6.1). This provides a framework within which to plan investigations and hypotheses against which to test the data collected, as well as to plan exploitation. The usefulness of any model depends on whether it meets the users’ requirements and these must be clearly defined so that the conceptual model can be developed accordingly.
Everything flows and nothingstays. Heraclitus c. 540–480 BC
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Albu, M., Banks, D., Nash, H. (1997). Modelling of groundwater systems. In: Mineral and Thermal Groundwater Resources. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-5846-6_6
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