Inverse and predictive modeling of seepage into underground openings

Journal of Contaminant Hydrology

Volumn 62-63, Issue , 2003, Pages 89-109

  Finsterle, S ^a   Ahlers, C F ^a   Trautz, R C ^a   Cook, P J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Capillary barrier; Parameter estimation; Unsaturated zone

Indexed keywords

GEOLOGICAL REPOSITORIES; NUMERICAL METHODS; RADIOACTIVE WASTES;

UNDERGROUND OPENINGS;

SEEPAGE;

GROUND WATER;

FLOW MODELING; FRACTURED MEDIUM; PERMEABILITY; SEEPAGE; UNDERGROUND STORAGE; UNSATURATED MEDIUM;

FRACTURED MEDIUM; MODEL VALIDATION; PERMEABILITY; REPOSITORY; SEEPAGE; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; VADOSE ZONE;

AIR; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CALIBRATION; CHEMICAL MODEL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECOLOGICAL NICHE; EXPERIMENTAL TEST; GEOLOGY; HYDRAULIC PERMEABILITY; NUCLEAR WASTE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOACTIVE WASTE STORAGE; UNITED STATES;

NEVADA; UNITED STATES; YUCCA MOUNTAIN;

YUCCA;

EID: 0037393763     PISSN: 01697722     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-7722(02)00174-2     Document Type: Article

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