Hydrogeological investigations in a low permeability claystone formation: The Mont Terri Rock Laboratory

Physics and Chemistry of the Earth

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 3-15

  Croise J ^a   Schlickenrieder, L ^a   Marschall, P ^b   Boisson, J Y ^c   Vogel, P ^d   Yamamoto, S ^e  

^a AF Colenco Ltd   (Switzerland)

^b NAGRA   (Switzerland)

^c INSTITUT DE RADIOPROTECTION ET DE SÛRETÉ NUCLÉAIRE IRSN   (France)

^d FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR GEOSCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES BGR   (Germany)

^e OBAYASHI CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Field studies; Fluid flow; Hydrogeology; Permeability; Sedimentary rocks; Shale

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDROGEOLOGY; HYDROTHERMAL SYNTHESIS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY;

CLAY-SPECIFIC ARTIFACTS; HYDRAULIC BARRIER FUNCTIONS;

CLAY;

CLAYSTONE; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDROGEOLOGY; PERMEABILITY; RADIOACTIVE WASTE;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; JURA [SWITZERLAND]; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 1542288050     PISSN: 14747065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pce.2003.11.008     Document Type: Article

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