Exact transverse macro dispersion coefficients for transport in heterogeneous porous media

Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 9-15

  Attinger, S ^a   Dentz, M ^b   Kinzelbach, W ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Coarse graining; Dispersion; Heterogeneous porous media; Stochastic modelling; Transport

Indexed keywords

DISPERSION; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HETEROGENEOUS MEDIUM; NUMERICAL MODEL; PLUME; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; POROUS MEDIUM;

EID: 1842685813     PISSN: 14363240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00477-003-0160-6     Document Type: Article

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