Numerical study of bromide as a tracer for aquifer macrodispersivity tests: Comparing conservative behavior to mildly nonlinear adsorption

Journal of Hydrologic Engineering

Volumn 14, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1383-1389

  Korom, S F ^a   Dodak, E J ^b  

^a University of North Dakota   (United States)

^b Integral Consulting Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Aquifers; Dispersion; Groundwater; Numerical models; Two dimensional models

Indexed keywords

BACKGROUND CONCENTRATION; CONFIDENCE LEVELS; CONSERVATIVE TRACERS; DISPERSIVITY; FREUNDLICH ADSORPTION ISOTHERMS; GROUNDWATER SIMULATIONS; HETEROGENEOUS FLOW; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; IN-FIELD; NATURAL LOGARITHMS; NONLINEAR ADSORPTION; NUMERICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL STUDIES; ORDER OF MAGNITUDE; QUANTIFICATION LIMIT; STRONG HETEROGENEITIES; TRACER CONCENTRATION; TRAVEL DISTANCE; TWO DIMENSIONAL MODEL; TWO-DIMENSIONAL MODELS;

ADSORPTION; ALGEBRA; AQUIFERS; DISPERSIONS; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HYDROGEOLOGY; NUMERICAL METHODS; TWO DIMENSIONAL;

SIMULATORS;

ADSORPTION; AQUIFER; BROMIDE; DISPERSION; DISPERSIVITY; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; NUMERICAL MODEL; TRACER;

EID: 70549095839     PISSN: 10840699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)HE.1943-5584.0000129     Document Type: Article

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