Modelling the dilution of solutes due to mass transfer across the capillary fringe

IAHS-AISH Publication

Volumn , Issue 324, 2008, Pages 86-93

  Maier, U ^a   Beyer, C ^b   Susset, B ^c   Grathwohl, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^c Umwelt und Verbrauchersehutz NR W ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

Capillary fringe; Contamination; Dilution; Hydrodynamic dispersion; Seepage water

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARY FRINGE; CAPILLARY RISE; CONCENTRATION REDUCTIONS; CONTAMINANT CONCENTRATIONS; DISPERSIVE FLUXES; HYDRODYNAMIC DISPERSION; NON VOLATILES; NUMERICAL MODELS; SEEPAGE WATER; SILTY SANDS; SOURCE ZONES; STEADY STATE; WATER SATURATIONS; WATER TABLES;

AQUIFERS; CONTAMINATION; DILUTION; FLUID DYNAMICS; HYDRODYNAMICS; HYDROGEOLOGY; SEEPAGE; UNDERGROUND RESERVOIRS; WATER QUALITY;

GROUNDWATER POLLUTION;

CAPILLARY FRINGE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DILUTION; DISPERSION; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HYDRODYNAMICS; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; MASS TRANSFER; SEEPAGE; VADOSE ZONE; WATER TABLE;

EID: 62949137163     PISSN: 01447815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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