Difficulties and uncertainty in mathematical/numerical modelling of fluid flow in fractured media

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 209, Issue , 2003, Pages 187-200

  Ewing, Richard E ^a   Spagnuolo, Anna M ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUID FLOW; MATHEMATICAL MODELING; POROUS MEDIUM;

FLUID FLOW; MULTIPHASE FLOW; NUMERICAL MODEL; POROUS MEDIUM; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 0037589730     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.2003.209.01.16     Document Type: Article

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