Mathematical modelling of groundwater flow at Sellafield, UK

Engineering Geology

Volumn 59, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 231-250

  McKeown, Chris ^a,b   Haszeldine, R Stuart ^a,c   Couples, Gary D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Finite element modelling; Groundwater flow; Radioactive waste

Indexed keywords

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GEOLOGICAL REPOSITORIES; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; ROCKS; SEDIMENTS;

BORROWDALE VOLCANIC GROUP; INTERMEDIATE LEVEL WASTE;

GROUNDWATER FLOW;

GROUNDWATER FLOW; NUMERICAL MODEL; RADIOACTIVE WASTE;

CUMBRIA; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0033004307     PISSN: 00137952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0013-7952(99)00008-3     Document Type: Article

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