Validation of the Multiscale Thermohydrologic Model used for analysis of a proposed repository at Yucca Mountain

Journal of Contaminant Hydrology

Volumn 62-63, Issue , 2003, Pages 421-440

  Buscheck, T A ^a   Glascoe, L G ^a   Lee, K H ^a   Gansemer, J ^a   Sun, Y ^a   Mansoor, K ^a  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hydrological; Multiscale; Repository; Thermal; Validation; Yucca Mountain

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HYDROLOGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PERFORMANCE; ROCKS; TEMPERATURE;

THERMOHYDROLOGIC MODELS;

GEOLOGICAL REPOSITORIES;

HYDROGEOLOGY; MODEL VALIDATION; REPOSITORY; TEMPERATURE; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; GEOLOGY; HUMIDITY; HYDROLOGY; LIQUID; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROCK; SCALE UP; TEMPERATURE; UNITED STATES; VALIDATION PROCESS;

NEVADA; UNITED STATES; YUCCA MOUNTAIN;

YUCCA;

EID: 0037394523     PISSN: 01697722     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-7722(02)00157-2     Document Type: Article

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