Dr. Jack Gwo (His work may be mis-presented by an ugly George)
Uncertainty Analysis of First-Principle Hydrological Models J. P. (Jack) Gwo University of Maryland, Baltimore Co. Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering Baltimore, MD Phone:
Sources of Uncertainty Natural Randomness Data Model Parameters Model Physicochemical Processes Model Predictions
Nested LHS Model Calibration & Uncertainty Analysis Prior PDF (model parameter) Latin-Hypercube Experiment Design (Maximin Distance) WASH123D Ensemble and Bayesian Statistics Converged? P&M Uncertainty Criteria Meet? STOP YES NO Posterior PDF
Example Application Contaminant Transport Through Fractured Rocks (Limestone & Shale)
Parameter Uncertainty
Process Uncertainty Matrix Diffusion Contaminant Transport
Model Prediction Uncertainty Fracture Matrix
Workload Estimate Calibration and Uncertainty Analysis – 2 FTE (research associate at $66,000/yr for 2 years or a total of $132,000), not including the startup cost of model construction. Uncertainty Analysis Only – 1 FTE (research associate at $66,000/yr for 1 year).