Geostatistical analysis of an experimental stratigraphy

Water Resources Research

Volumn 41, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1-20

  Zhang, Ye ^a,b   Person, Mark ^a   Paola, Chris ^c   Gable, Carl W ^d   Wen, Xian Huan ^e   Davis, J Matthew ^f,g  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^d LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^e CHEVRON ENERGY TECHNOLOGY COMPANY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^g Univ of New Hampshire   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITS; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; IMAGE PROCESSING; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS; SEDIMENTS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

DEEPWATER; EXPERIMENTAL STRATIGRAPHY; GEOSTATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VARIOGRAMS;

STRATIGRAPHY;

FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; GEOSTATISTICS; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; SEDIMENTARY BASIN;

EID: 29944443211     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004WR003756     Document Type: Article

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