A comparison of estimated and calculated effective porosity

Hydrogeology Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 156-165

  Stephens, Daniel B ^a   Hsu, Kuo Chin ^a   Prieksat, Mark A ^a   Ankeny, Mark D ^a   Blandford, Neil ^a   Roth, Tracy L ^a   Kelsey, James A ^a   Whitworth, Julia R ^b  

^a Daniel B Stephens and Associates   (United States)

^b NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Laboratory experiments measurements; Numerical modeling; Tracer tests; Unconsolidated sediments

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001103414     PISSN: 14312174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100400050141     Document Type: Article

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