Numerical modeling of carbon dioxide in unsaturated soils due to deep subsurface leakage

Water Resources Research

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2004, Pages

  Altevogt, Andrew S ^a   Celia, Michael A ^a  

^a Princeton University   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide; Exposure; Transport physics; Vadose zone

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; DIFFUSION; LEAKAGE (FLUID); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SOILS; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

LEAKAGE RATE; UNSATURATED SOILS; VADOSE ZONE;

WATER RESOURCES;

CARBON DIOXIDE; GROUNDWATER FLOW; NUMERICAL MODEL; PLUME; VADOSE ZONE;

CALIFORNIA; MAMMOTH MOUNTAIN; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 2142784233     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003WR002848     Document Type: Article

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