Effect of fracture roughness on solute transport

Geosciences Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 145-151

  Yeo, In Wook ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Diffusive exchange; Dispersion; Film transport; Long breakthrough tailing; Rock fractures; Solute transport

Indexed keywords

EID: 56249124019     PISSN: 12264806     EISSN: 15987477     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02910419     Document Type: Article

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