Application of Information Theory to Groundwater Quality Monitoring Networks

Y. Mogheir and V. Singh ()

Water Resources Management: An International Journal, Published for the European Water Resources Association (EWRA), 2002, vol. 16, issue 1, 37-49

Abstract: Using the criteria of maximizing information and minimizing cost,a methodology is developed for design of an optimal groundwater-monitoring network for water resources management. A monitoring system is essentially an information collection system. Therefore, its technical design requires a quantifiablemeasure of information which can be achieved through applicationof the information (or entropy) theory. The theory also providesinformation-based statistical measures to evaluate the efficiencyof the monitoring network. The methodology is applied to groundwater monitoring wells in a portion of Gaza Strip in Palestine. Copyright Kluwer Academic Publishers 2002

Keywords: entropy; groundwater monitoring network; information; information transfer index; joint entropy; transinformation; water resources management (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2002
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DOI: 10.1023/A:1015511811686

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