Estimation of percolation flux from borehole temperature data at Yucca Mountain, Nevada

Journal of Contaminant Hydrology

Volumn 62-63, Issue , 2003, Pages 3-22

  Bodvarsson, G S ^a   Kwicklis, E ^b   Shan, C ^a   Wu, Y S ^a  

^a LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Geothermal gradient; Heat flow; Infiltration rate; Percolation flux; Unsaturated zone; Yucca Mountain

Indexed keywords

HEAT FLUX; INFILTRATION; PERCOLATION (FLUIDS); THERMAL EFFECTS;

PERCOLATION FLUX;

HYDROLOGY;

CHEMICAL COMPOUND;

FLOW MODELING; FRACTURED MEDIUM; HEAT FLUX; INFILTRATION; PERCOLATION; UNSATURATED FLOW;

FRACTURED MEDIUM; GEOTHERMAL GRADIENT; HEAT FLUX; INFILTRATION; ONE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; PERCOLATION; VADOSE ZONE;

ARTICLE; ASSAY; DATA ANALYSIS; EFFUSION; EVALUATION; GAS FLOW; GEOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; HEAT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPRING; TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; UNITED STATES;

NEVADA; UNITED STATES; YUCCA MOUNTAIN;

YUCCA;

EID: 0242684741     PISSN: 01697722     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-7722(02)00178-X     Document Type: Article

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