Upscaling hydraulic conductivity: Theory and examples from geohydrological studies

Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems

Volumn 50, Issue 1-3, 1998, Pages 193-207

  Bierkens, M F P ^a   Van Der Gaast, J W J ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Confining layers; Groundwater flow; Heterogeneity; Stochastic; Upscaling

Indexed keywords

HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; POROUS MEDIUM; SCALING;

CONFINING LAYER; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; POROUS MEDIUM; UPSCALING;

NETHERLANDS;

EID: 0031597569     PISSN: 13851314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-017-3021-1_19     Document Type: Article

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