Electrical imaging of saline tracer migration for the investigation of unsaturated zone transport mechanisms

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 291-302

  Slater, L ^a   Zaidman, M D ^b   Binley, A M ^a   West, L J ^b  

^a CRES   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0000345949     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-1-291-1997     Document Type: Article

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