Retention properties of flow paths in fractured rock

Hydrogeology Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1081-1092

  Poteri, Antti ^a  

^a VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

sp Task Force; Fractured rocks; Solute transport; Sweden

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION; FLOW MODELING; FRACTURE FLOW; FRACTURED MEDIUM; HYDRAULICS; MATRIX; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; RETENTION; SITE CHARACTERIZATION; SOLUTE TRANSPORT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN;

EID: 67649414421     PISSN: 14312174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10040-008-0414-y     Document Type: Article

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