Stochastic solute transport under unsteady flow conditions: Comparison of theory, Monte Carlo simulations, and field data

Water Resources Research

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 2069-2084

  Wood, Brian D ^a   Kavvas, M Levent ^b  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EQUATIONS OF MOTION; GROUNDWATER FLOW; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; RANDOM PROCESSES; UNSTEADY FLOW;

SOLUTE TRANSPORT;

AQUIFERS;

SOLUTE TRANSPORT; STOCHASTIC PROCESS; UNSTEADY FLOW;

SOLUTE TRANSPORT; STOCHASTIC PROCESS; UNSTEADY FLOW;

EID: 0032991145     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999WR900112     Document Type: Article

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