The diffusive tortuosity of fine-grained unlithified sediments

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 60, Issue 16, 1996, Pages 3139-3142

  Boudreau, Bernard P ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY; FICK'S FIRST LAW; FINE GRAINED SEDIMENT; POROSITY; SEDIMENTARY GEOCHEMISTRY; SOLUTE FLUX; TORTUOSITY;

EID: 0030454286     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0016-7037(96)00158-5     Document Type: Note

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