X-ray tomography characterization of fracture surfaces during dissolution

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2003, Pages

  Gouze, Philippe ^a   Noiriel, Catherine ^a,b   Bruderer, Céline ^a   Loggia, Didier ^a   Leprovost, Richard ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b PSL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBONATES; DISSOLUTION; FRACTURE MECHANICS; PERCOLATION (FLUIDS); SURFACE PROPERTIES; X RAY ANALYSIS; CALCITE; FRACTAL DIMENSION; IMAGING SYSTEMS; LAMINATES; SOLVENTS; TOMOGRAPHY;

FRACTURE SURFACES; EFFECTIVE APERTURE; FRACTURE GEOMETRIES; HIGH RESOLUTION DIGITAL IMAGES; MARINE CARBONATES; PREFERENTIAL DISSOLUTION; REACTIVE SURFACES; SURFACE ELEVATIONS;

GEOPHYSICS; FRACTURE;

DISSOLUTION; FRACTURE GEOMETRY; GROUNDWATER RESOURCE; LIMESTONE; PERMEABILITY; TOMOGRAPHY; X-RAY;

EID: 0042164694     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002gl016755     Document Type: Article

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