The concept of comparative information yield curves and its application to risk-based site characterization

Water Resources Research

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2009, Pages

  De Barros, Felipe P J ^a   Rubin, Yoram ^a   Maxwell, Reed M ^b  

^a Berkeley   (United States)

^b Department of Geology and Geological Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE HEALTH EFFECTS; CONTAMINANT PLUME; ERGODIC CONDITIONS; FLOW AND TRANSPORT; HUMAN HEALTH RISKS; HYDROGEOLOGICAL; LENGTH SCALE; NUMERICAL SIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; RELATIVE IMPACT; RISK-BASED; SITE CHARACTERIZATION; THEORETICAL DEVELOPMENT; TRANSPORT PROBLEMS; UNCERTAINTY REDUCTION; YIELD CURVE;

HEALTH; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS; RISK PERCEPTION; SIMULATORS;

HEALTH RISKS;

DATA ACQUISITION; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH RISK; HYDROGEOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PUBLIC HEALTH; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATER RESOURCE;

EID: 72149128159     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008WR007324     Document Type: Article

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