Recent advances in modelling nitrate transport in the chalk unsaturated zone

Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 353-359

  Mathias, Simon A ^a   Butler, A P ^a   Ireson, A M ^a   Jackson, B M ^a   McIntyre, N ^a   Wheater, H S ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRACTURE FLOW; GROUNDWATER ABSTRACTION WELLS; NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT;

CATCHMENTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; NITRATES; STREAM FLOW; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; WATER WELLS;

DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS);

CATCHMENT; CHALK; FRACTURE FLOW; GROUNDWATER; MATRIX; NITRATE; NUMERICAL MODEL; PERMEABILITY; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; RESERVOIR; VADOSE ZONE;

EID: 36348943492     PISSN: 14709236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/1470-9236/07-022     Document Type: Article

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