X-ray microtomography determination of air-water interfacial area-water saturation relationships in sandy porous media

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 42, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 2949-2956

  Costanza Robinson, Molly S ^a   Harrold, Katherine H ^a,b   Lieb Lappen, Ross M ^a  

^a MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE   (United States)

^b SAN FRANCISCO ESTUARY INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; POROSITY; POROUS MATERIALS;

INTERFACIAL TRACERS; X-RAY MICROTOMOGRAPHY;

INTERFACES (MATERIALS);

WATER;

COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); PARAMETER ESTIMATION; POROSITY; POROUS MATERIALS;

AIR-WATER INTERACTION; POROSITY; POROUS MEDIUM; SANDY SOIL; SATURATION; TOMOGRAPHY;

AIR; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; DISSOLUTION; GEOMETRY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE PROCESSING; MEASUREMENT; PARTICLE SIZE; POROSITY; SAND; SOLUTE; SYNCHROTRON RADIATION; SYNCHROTRON X RAY MICROTOMOGRAPHY; TOMOGRAPHY; X RAY MICROANALYSIS;

AIR; MODELS, CHEMICAL; POROSITY; SILICON DIOXIDE; TOMOGRAPHY; WATER; X-RAYS;

EID: 42149171743     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es072080d     Document Type: Article

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