A general real-time formulation for multi-rate mass transfer problems

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1399-1411

  Silva, O ^a   Carrera, J ^a   Dentz, M ^a   Kumar, S ^b   Alcolea, A ^c   Willmann, M ^d  

^a INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND WATER RESEARCH   (Spain)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

^d ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; BREAKTHROUGH CURVE; GROUNDWATER FLOW; MASS TRANSFER; POROSITY; PUMPING; REACTIVE TRANSPORT; SOLUTE TRANSPORT; TAILINGS;

EID: 73549089274     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: 16077938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-13-1399-2009     Document Type: Article

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