Non-Probabilistic Uncertainty in Subsurface Hydrology and Its Applications: an Overview |
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Authors: | Metin M Ozbek George F Pinder |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont, USA |
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Abstract: | While a presumed equality between uncertainty and probability is dominant in subsurface hydrology, in other areas of science
and engineering progress in the mathematics of uncertainty is leading the way in providing new types of uncertainty, distinct
from probability. In this paper our focus is on one of these, namely fuzzy set theory and fuzzy logic. We start with an overview
of fuzzy theory introducing terminology, notation, and concepts relevant to our paper. We continue our discussion with an
overview of currently known applications in several areas that include subsurface characterization, groundwater flow and transport
modeling, water resources management and optimization, and groundwater health risk assessment and management. |
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