Why did Sudicky [1986] find an exponential-like spatial correlation structure for hydraulic conductivity at the Borden research site?

Water Resources Research

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2007, Pages

  Ritzi Jr , Robert W ^a   Allen King, Richelle M ^b  

^a WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; STATISTICAL METHODS;

LAG TRANSITIONS; SPATIAL CORRELATION;

HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY;

HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; STATISTICAL METHODS;

COMPOSITE; CORRELATION; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; MODELING; SEDIMENTARY STRUCTURE; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

BORDEN; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

EID: 33847679372     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006WR004935     Document Type: Article

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