Two-scale modeling of solute transport in an experimental stratigraphy

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 348, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 395-411

  Zhang, Ye ^a   Gable, Carl W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anomalous dispersion; Experimental stratigraphy; Heterogeneity; Hydraulic conductivity; Macrodispersion; Solute transport

Indexed keywords

GROUNDWATER FLOW; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

ANOMALOUS DISPERSION; EXPERIMENTAL STRATIGRAPHY; HETEROGENEITY; MACRODISPERSION;

SOLUTE TRANSPORT;

GROUNDWATER FLOW; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SOLUTE TRANSPORT; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

BREAKTHROUGH CURVE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDRAULIC HEAD; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; LITHOFACIES; SOLUTE TRANSPORT; STRATIGRAPHY;

EID: 37049039640     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2007.10.017     Document Type: Article

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