Stochastic simulations of steady state unsaturated flow in a three-layer, heterogeneous, dual continuum model of fractured rock

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 307, Issue 1-4, 2005, Pages 17-37

  Illman, Walter A ^a,c   Hughson, Debra L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b NATIONAL PARK SERVICE   (United States)

^c Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Fractured materials; Infiltration; Numerical models; Preferential flow; Stochastic processes; Unsaturated zone

Indexed keywords

DUAL CONTINUUM MODELS; LIQUID FLUX; STOCHASTIC SIMULATIONS; UNSATURATED FLOW;

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTINUUM MECHANICS; CORRELATION METHODS; FOURIER TRANSFORMS; FRACTURE MECHANICS; GEOLOGICAL REPOSITORIES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; ROCK MECHANICS; ROCKS; STOCHASTIC PROGRAMMING; VOLCANOES; WASTE DISPOSAL;

STEADY FLOW;

FLOW MODELING; FRACTURED MEDIUM; GROUNDWATER FLOW; INFILTRATION; STOCHASTICITY; UNSATURATED FLOW; WASTE FACILITY;

NEVADA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD; YUCCA MOUNTAIN;

YUCCA;

EID: 19744364348     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2004.09.015     Document Type: Article

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