Analytical Sensitivity Analysis of Transient Groundwater Flow in a Bounded Model Domain using Adjoint Method
Z. Lu, V.V. Vesselinov
Water Resources Research2015DOI 10.1002/2014WR016819
Summary
Sensitivities of state variables to model parameters are computed to perform various types of model analyses [Saltelli et al., 2000]. These include sensitivity analysis, model inversion, parameter estimation, model selection, uncertainty quantification, data-worth analysis, experimental design, and decision analysis. Typically, in these modeling exercises the estimation of sensitivities comprises the dominant part of the computational effort.