Description of hydrogeologic heterogeneity and evaluation of radionuclide transport at an underground nuclear test

Journal of Contaminant Hydrology

Volumn 44, Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 353-386

  Pohlmann, Karl ^a   Hassan, Ahmed ^a   Chapman, Jenny ^a  

^a DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Groundwater; Radionuclide transport; Stochastic methods; Subsurface heterogeneity

Indexed keywords

GROUND WATER; RADIOISOTOPE;

HETEROGENEITY; HYDROGEOLOGY; NUCLEAR WEAPONS TESTING; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; RADIONUCLIDE;

ARTICLE; FLUID TRANSPORT; GEOLOGY; HYDRODYNAMICS; NUCLEAR WASTE; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION MEASUREMENT; RADIOISOTOPE DECAY; STOCHASTIC MODEL;

EID: 0034253927     PISSN: 01697722     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-7722(00)00100-5     Document Type: Article

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