Influence of grain fabric and lamination on the anisotropy of hydraulic conductivity in unconsolidated dune sands

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 283, Issue 1-4, 2003, Pages 244-266

  Van Den Berg, E H ^a   De Vries, J J ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Anisotropy; Eolian sediments; Hydraulic conductivity; Sedimentary structures; Thin sections

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; GEOLOGY; GROUNDWATER; IMPURITIES; LAMINATING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SEDIMENTS;

CONTAMINANT MIGRATION; GROUNDWATER FLOW MODELS;

HYDROLOGY;

ANISOTROPY; EOLIAN DEPOSIT; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; LAMINATION;

LAMIINAE;

EID: 0345015825     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1694(03)00272-5     Document Type: Article

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