Scale-dependent hydraulic conductivity in anisotropic media from dimensional cross-over

Hydrogeology Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 499-507

  Hunt, Allen G ^a  

^a WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Analytical solutions; Heterogeneity; Hydraulic properties; Percolation theory; Scale effects

Indexed keywords

HETEROGENEITY; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; PERCOLATION; SCALE EFFECT;

EID: 33645877660     PISSN: 14312174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10040-005-0453-6     Document Type: Article

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