Characterizing three-dimensional hydraulic conductivity distributions using qualitative and quantitative geologic borehole data: Application to a field site

Ground Water

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 671-678

  Zhang, Zhihui ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOREHOLES; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; LITHOLOGY; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY;

KERNEL ESTIMATION; TRICHLOROETHENE;

HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY;

BOREHOLE; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; LITHOLOGY; PERMEABILITY;

ARIZONA; TUCSON; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032128278     PISSN: 0017467X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-6584.1998.tb02842.x     Document Type: Article

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