Evidence of multi-process matrix diffusion in a single fracture from a field tracer test

Transport in Porous Media

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 473-487

  Zhou, Quanlin ^a   Liu, Hui Hai ^a   Bodvarsson, Gudmundur S ^a   Molz, Fred J ^b  

^a LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fractured rock; Groundwater flow and transport; Heterogeneity; Matrix diffusion; Tracer test

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION; FRACTURE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATRIX ALGEBRA;

FRACTURED ROCK; HETEROGENEITY; MATRIX DIFFUSION; TRACER TEST;

ROCK MECHANICS;

DIFFUSION; FRACTURE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATRIX ALGEBRA; ROCK MECHANICS;

FRACTURE FLOW; GROUNDWATER FLOW; LABORATORY METHOD; MODEL; TRANSPORT PROCESS;

EID: 33745460758     PISSN: 01693913     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11242-005-1123-9     Document Type: Article

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