Sedimentology and hydrogeology of two braided stream deposits

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 129, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 187-199

  Anderson, M P ^a   Aiken, J S ^a   Webb, E K ^a   Mickelson, D M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquifers; Braided streams; Computer animation; Heterogeneity; Preferential flow

Indexed keywords

AQUIFER; BRAIDED RIVER; FLUID FLOW; HYDROGEOLOGY; SEDIMENTOLOGY;

EID: 0033491328     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0037-0738(99)00015-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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