Liquid-release tests in unsaturated fractured welded tuffs: I. Field investigations

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 256, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 60-79

  Salve, Rohit ^a   Wang, Joseph S Y ^a   Doughty, Christine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Fractures; Seepage; Vadose zone; Welded tuff

Indexed keywords

DATA ACQUISITION; FRACTURE; SEEPAGE; WELDS;

LOW PERMEABILITY ZONE;

HYDROLOGY;

FLOW PATTERN; FRACTURED MEDIUM; SEEPAGE; UNSATURATED MEDIUM;

FRACTURE FLOW; SEEPAGE; TUFF; UNSATURATED MEDIUM;

UNITED STATES;

YUCCA;

EID: 0037081704     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1694(01)00519-4     Document Type: Article

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