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A geostatistically based approach is developed for the identification of aquifer transmissivities in Yolo Basin, California. The approach combines weighted least-squares with universal kriging and cokriging techniques in an overall scheme that (1)considers a prioriknown information on aquifer transmissivity and specific capacities of wells, (2)considers uncertainties in water level and transmissivity data, and (3)estimates the reliability of the generated transmissivity values. Minimization of a global least-squares function that incorporates calibration and plausibility criteria leads to a transmissivity map that shows a good agreement with pumping-test results.
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Aboufirassi, M., Mariño, M.A. A geostatistically based approach to the identification of aquifer transmissivities in Yolo Basin, California. Mathematical Geology 16, 125–137 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01032212
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