Estimation of spatially variable residual nonaqueous phase liquid saturations in nonuniform flow fields using partitioning tracer data

Water Resources Research

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 999-1012

  James, Andrew I ^a,c   Graham, Wendy D ^a,c   Hatfield, Kirk ^a,c   Rao, P S C ^a,b   Annable, Michael D ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c University of Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOW FIELD; NON-AQUEOUS PHASE LIQUID; SATURATION;

EID: 0034072301     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000WR900004     Document Type: Article

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