Modeling unsaturated flow in a layered formation under quasi-steady state conditions using geophysical data constraints

Advances in Water Resources

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 467-477

  Cassiani, Giorgio ^a   Binley, Andrew ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cross hole radar; Gamma logs; Monte Carlo simulations; Richards' equation; Sherwood Sandstone

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; BOREHOLES; GAMMA RAYS; GROUNDWATER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOISTURE; MONTE CARLO METHODS; SANDSTONE;

GAMMA-RAY LOGS; GEOSTATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VADOSE ZONE, UK; WATER TABLE;

FLOW OF FLUIDS;

FLOW MODELING; GROUNDWATER; MONTE CARLO SIMULATION; POROUS MEDIUM; SOLUTE TRANSPORT; UNSATURATED FLOW;

BREAKTHROUGH CURVE; GROUNDWATER FLOW; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; RICHARDS EQUATION; SOLUTE TRANSPORT; UNSATURATED FLOW; VADOSE ZONE;

EID: 14844349735     PISSN: 03091708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.advwatres.2004.12.007     Document Type: Article

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