Upscaling matrix diffusion coefficients for heterogeneous fractured rocks

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2007, Pages

  Dai, Zhenxue ^a   Wolfsberg, Andrew ^a   Lu, Zhiming ^a   Reimus, Paul ^a  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FRACTURE; MASS TRANSFER; MONTE CARLO METHODS; SCALING LAWS; STATISTICS;

HETEROGENEOUS FRACTURED ROCKS; MATRIX DIFFUSION COEFFICIENTS;

ROCK MECHANICS;

DIFFUSION; FRACTURED MEDIUM; HETEROGENEOUS MEDIUM; MASS TRANSFER; MATRIX; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; TRACER; UPSCALING;

EID: 34250771144     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007GL029332     Document Type: Article

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