Wavelet Analysis And Filtering To Identify Principal Directions Of Permeability Anisotropy
Watkins, Loring P 1 ; Neupauer, Roseanna M 2
1 University of Colorado at Boulder
2 University of Colorado at Boulder
An accurate representation of permeability anisotropy is needed to accurately model the rate and direction of groundwater flow. Wavelet analysis can be used to characterize principal directions of permeability anisotropy; however, if the permeability field contains regions with different principal directions, wavelet analysis may only identify the principal direction of the primary region. We present a combined wavelet analysis and filtering method to characterize primary and secondary principal directions of permeability anisotropy.