Nonstationary stochastic analysis of transient unsaturated flow in randomly heterogeneous media

Water Resources Research

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 1127-1141

  Zhang, Dongxiao ^a  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HETEROGENEOUS MEDIUM; STOCHASTIC PROCESS; UNSATURATED FLOW; VADOSE ZONE;

EID: 0032903228     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1998WR900126     Document Type: Article

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