Estimation of porosity and hydraulic conductivity from X-ray CT-measured solute breakthrough

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 215, Issue , 2003, Pages 135-149

  Anderson, S H ^a   Wang, H ^b   Peyton, R L ^c   Gantzer, C J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b Collins Engineers ^*  (United States)

^c Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; POROSITY; POROUS MEDIUM; SOIL; SOLUTE TRANSPORT; WATER CONTENT; X-RAY IMAGING;

HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; POROSITY; POROUS MEDIUM; SOIL; WATER CONTENT; X-RAY TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 0141683955     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.2003.215.01.13     Document Type: Article

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