A generalized growth model for simulating initial migration of dense non-aqueous phase liquids

Water Resources Research

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 611-622

  Ewing, Robert P ^a   Berkowitz, Brian ^b  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROGEOLOGY; NON-AQUEOUS PHASE LIQUID; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT;

CONTAMINANT TRANSPORT; GEOLOGY; NAPL;

BUOYANCY; GEOLOGY; INFILTRATION; POROUS MATERIALS; SOLVENTS;

CAPILLARY NUMBERS; CONTINUUM SIMULATIONS; DENSE NON-AQUEOUS PHASE LIQUIDS; GEOLOGICAL UNCERTAINTY; HYDRAULIC PROPERTIES; INVASION PERCOLATION; NONAQUEOUS PHASE LIQUIDS; SPATIAL RESOLUTION;

MONTE CARLO METHODS;

EID: 0031899006     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97WR03754     Document Type: Article

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