Physical and hydraulic properties of volcanic rocks from Yucca Mountain, Nevada

Water Resources Research

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2003, Pages

  Flint, Lorraine E ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Conductivity; Moisture retention; Porosity; Rock properties; Volcanic tuffs; Yucca Mountain

Indexed keywords

GEOLOGICAL REPOSITORIES; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDROGEOLOGY; MOISTURE; RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL; ROCKS;

UNSATURATED ZONES;

WATER RESOURCES;

HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; LITHOSTRATIGRAPHY; POROSITY; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; REPOSITORY; VOLCANIC ROCK; WATER RETENTION;

NEVADA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; YUCCA MOUNTAIN;

YUCCA;

EID: 1542646099     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001WR001010     Document Type: Article

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