Estimates of barometric pumping of moisture through unsaturated fractured rock

Transport in Porous Media

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 85-119

  Martinez, M J ^a   Nilson, R H ^a  

^a SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Barometric pumping; Fractured rock; Two phase flow

Indexed keywords

ARID REGIONS; FRACTURE; INFILTRATION; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); ROCK MECHANICS; VAPORS;

BAROMETRIC PUMPING; UNSATURATED FRACTURED ROCK;

TWO PHASE FLOW;

FRACTURE; MOISTURE; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; ROCK; TRANSPORT;

EID: 0032810054     PISSN: 01693913     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006593628835     Document Type: Article

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