Determination of finger shape using the dynamic capillary pressure

Water Resources Research

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 2781-2785

  DiCarlo, D A ^a   Blunt, M J ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRAVITATIONAL EFFECTS; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; PHASE INTERFACES;

DYNAMIC CAPILLARY PRESSURE; FINGERED FLOW;

CAPILLARY FLOW;

CAPILLARY PRESSURE; FINGERING; SOIL WATER;

EID: 0034284849     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000WR900184     Document Type: Article

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