A geostatistical modeling study of the effect of heterogeneity on radionuclide transport in the unsaturated zone, Yucca Mountain

Journal of Contaminant Hydrology

Volumn 62-63, Issue , 2003, Pages 319-336

  Viswanathan, Hari S ^a   Robinson, Bruce A ^a   Gable, Carl W ^a   Carey, James W ^a  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Heterogeneous media; Numerical modeling; Unsaturated flow and transport; Zeolitic tuffs

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HYDROLOGY; IMPURITIES; MAPS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; ZEOLITES;

GEOSTATISTICAL MODELING;

RADIOISOTOPES;

NEPTUNIUM; RADIOISOTOPE; ZEOLITE;

MATHEMATICAL MODELING; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; RADIONUCLIDE; SORPTION; UNSATURATED FLOW; UNSATURATED MEDIUM; ZEOLITE;

GEOSTATISTICS; NUMERICAL MODEL; RADIONUCLIDE MIGRATION; SORPTION; UNSATURATED FLOW; VADOSE ZONE; ZEOLITE;

ARTICLE; DIFFUSION; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; GEOSTATISTICAL ANALYSIS; HYDROLOGY; MINERALOGY; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; PERMEABILITY; POLLUTANT; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROCK; SIMULATION; UNITED STATES;

NEVADA; UNITED STATES; YUCCA MOUNTAIN;

YUCCA;

EID: 18244419035     PISSN: 01697722     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-7722(02)00162-6     Document Type: Article

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