An analytical model for solute transport in unsaturated flow through a single fracture and porous rock matrix

Water Resources Research

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2006, Pages

  Houseworth, J E ^a  

^a LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGEBRA; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DIFFUSION; DISPERSIONS; ERROR ANALYSIS; RADIOACTIVITY; ROCKS; SORPTION;

ADVECTIVE TRANSPORT; FRACTURE POROSITY; MATRIX DIFFUSION; MATRIX IMBIBITION; MATRIX RETARDATION; ROCK MATRIX;

ROCK MECHANICS;

ALGEBRA; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DIFFUSION; DISPERSIONS; ERROR ANALYSIS; RADIOACTIVITY; ROCK MECHANICS; ROCKS; SORPTION;

ADVECTION; FRACTURE; MATRIX; MODEL; SOLUTE TRANSPORT; UNSATURATED FLOW;

EID: 33644807283     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004WR003770     Document Type: Article

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