Flow of variable-density formation water in deep sloping aquifers: Minimizing the error in representation and analysis when using hydraulic-head distributions

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 259, Issue 1-4, 2002, Pages 49-65

  Bachu, Stefan ^a   Michael, Karsten ^a  

^a ALBERTA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Hydraulic heads; Reference density; Sloping aquifers; Variable density flow

Indexed keywords

BUOYANCY; ERROR ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL METHODS; SETTLING TANKS; WATER;

HYDRAULIC HEADS;

AQUIFERS;

AQUIFER; DENSITY DRIVEN FLOW; ERROR; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY;

AQUIFER; ERROR ANALYSIS; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HYDRAULIC HEAD;

EID: 0036499807     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1694(01)00585-6     Document Type: Article

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