Stochastic Ground Water Flow Simulation with a Fracture Zone Continuum Model

Ground Water

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 587-601

  Langevin, Christian D ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HYDRAULICS; MATRIX ALGEBRA; MONTE CARLO METHODS;

HYDRAULIC EFFECTS; PARTICLE TRACKING;

GROUNDWATER;

AQUIFER; FLOW MODELING; FRACTURED MEDIUM; GROUNDWATER; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; TRANSMISSIVITY;

AQUIFER; FLOW MODELING; FRACTURE ZONE; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; TRANSMISSIVITY;

FLORIDA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ARTICLE; PHOTOGRAPHY; SOIL; THEORETICAL MODEL; WATER FLOW; WATER SUPPLY;

MODELS, THEORETICAL; PHOTOGRAPHY; SOIL; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 0642366893     PISSN: 0017467X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-6584.2003.tb02397.x     Document Type: Article

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