Geostatistical analysis of the Borden aquifer hydraulic conductivity field

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 178, Issue 1-4, 1996, Pages 223-240

  Turcke, M A ^a   Kueper, B H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; BORDEN; GEOSTATISTICAL ANALYSIS; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; MODELLING-MATHEMATICAL;

CALCULATIONS; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; SAND; STATISTICAL METHODS;

BORDEN AQUIFER; GAUSSIAN MODELS; GEOSTATISTICAL ANALYSIS; HORIZONTAL EXPERIMENTAL VARIOGRAM; LINEAR MODELS;

AQUIFERS;

AQUIFER; BORDEN AQUIFER; GEOSTATISTICS; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY FIELD; PERMEABILITY;

CANADA, ONTARIO, BORDEN;

EID: 0029657361     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0022-1694(95)02805-6     Document Type: Article

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