Field characterization of vertical bromide transport in a fractured glacial till

Hydrogeology Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1473-1488

  Harrar, William G ^a,c   Murdoch, Lawrence C ^b   Nilsson, Bertel ^a   Klint, Knud Erik S ^a  

^a Geological Survery of Denmark and Greenland   (Denmark)

^b CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c DONG Energy AS   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Fractured confining unit; Glacial till; Mass flux; Tracer test; Travel times

Indexed keywords

BROMIDE; DIFFUSION; FIELD METHOD; FRACTURE; GLACIAL DEPOSIT; HYDRAULICS; ONE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; POROUS MEDIUM; SOLUTE TRANSPORT; SPATIAL VARIATION; TILL; VERTICAL PROFILE;

EID: 36549019144     PISSN: 14312174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10040-007-0198-5     Document Type: Article

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