A constitutive-relationship model for film flow on rough fracture surfaces

Hydrogeology Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 237-240

  Liu, H H ^a  

^a LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Conceptual models; Hydraulic properties; Unsaturated zone

Indexed keywords

FLOW MODELING; FRACTURE FLOW; POROUS MEDIUM; UNSATURATED FLOW; VADOSE ZONE;

EID: 2642529503     PISSN: 14312174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10040-003-0297-x     Document Type: Article

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