An explicit derivation of an exponential dependence of the hydraulic conductivity on relative saturation

Advances in Water Resources

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 197-201

  Hunt, A G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Constitutive relations; Continuum percolation; Critical path analysis; Exponential functions; Fractal porous media

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; WATER RESOURCES;

EXPONENTIAL EXPONENTS; LOG-NORMAL DISTRIBUTION;

HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY;

HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; PERCOLATION; POROUS MEDIUM; SATURATION;

HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; PATH ANALYSIS; PERCOLATION; POROUS MEDIUM; SATURATION;

EID: 1342309763     PISSN: 03091708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.advwatres.2003.11.005     Document Type: Article

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