Scale dependence of hydraulic and structural parameters in the crystalline rock of the KTB

Pure and Applied Geophysics

Volumn 160, Issue 5-6, 2003, Pages 1067-1085

  Zimmermann, Günter ^a   Burkhardt, Hans ^a   Engelhard, Ludwig ^b  

^a TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Crystalline rock; KTB; Permeability; Scale dependence

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLINE ROCK; FRACTURE FLOW; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; KTB BOREHOLE; PERMEABILITY; ROCK MICROSTRUCTURE;

EID: 0037401238     PISSN: 00334553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00012561     Document Type: Article

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