Modeling aquifer heterogeneity using cone penetration testing data and stochastic upscaling methods

Environmental Geosciences

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-15

  Flach, Gregory P ^a   Harris, Mary K ^a   Smits, Andrew D ^b   Syms, Frank H ^c  

^a SAVANNAH RIVER NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION   (United States)

^c Bechtel Savannah River Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUIFER; CONE PENETRATION TEST; HETEROGENEITY; MODELING;

NORTH AMERICA; SOUTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

GASTROPODA;

EID: 17144401514     PISSN: 10759565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/eg.06140404025     Document Type: Article

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