Geohydrological models and earthquake effects at Yucca Mountain, Nevada

Environmental Geology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 23-35

  Davies, John Bruce ^a   Archambeau, Charles B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Earth quakes; Fractures; Geohydrological models; Hazard; Water table; Yucca Mountain

Indexed keywords

FRACTURE FLOW; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDROGEOLOGY; RADIOACTIVE WASTE REPOSITORY; SEISMIC RESPONSE;

USA, NEVADA, YUCCA MOUNTAIN;

EID: 0030766565     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002540050190     Document Type: Article

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