Analysis of concentration as sampled in natural aquifers

Transport in Porous Media

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 19-45

  Caroni, Elpidio ^a   Fiorotto, Virgilio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Concentration pdf; Concentration variance; Contaminant transport; Dagan theory; Ground water; Lagrangian approach; Monte Carlo analysis; Pollution control; Pore scale; Solute concentration; Stochastic model

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISPERSIONS; HYDRAULICS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PORE SIZE; WATER WELLS;

HYDRAULIC PROPERTIES; LAGRAGIAN FRAMEWORK; SOLUTE CONCENTRATION; STATISTICAL PROPERTIES;

AQUIFERS;

AQUIFER; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; LAGRANGIAN ANALYSIS; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; SOLUTE TRANSPORT;

EID: 14544300985     PISSN: 01693913     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11242-004-1119-x     Document Type: Article

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