Simulation of multi-scale heterogeneity of porous media and parameter sensitivity analysis

Science in China, Series E: Technological Sciences

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2003, Pages

  Zhang, Yong ^a   Fogg, G E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Heterogeneity; Markov chain; Mean length; Scale

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MARKOV PROCESSES; MATRIX ALGEBRA; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PROBABILITY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

HETEROGENEITY; PROBABILITY MATRIX; STRATIGRAPHY MODEL;

POROUS MATERIALS;

EID: 33749665530     PISSN: 10069321     EISSN: 1862281X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1360/02ye0098     Document Type: Article

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