Application of a fractional advection-dispersion equation

Water Resources Research

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1403-1412

  Benson, David A ^a   Wheatcraft, Stephen W ^b   Meerschaert, Mark M ^b  

^a DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVECTION-DIFFUSION EQUATION; PLUME; SCALE EFFECT; TRANSPORT PROCESS;

EID: 0034032484     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000WR900031     Document Type: Article

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