Effect of porous medium heterogeneity on water flow: A stochastic hydrofacies approach

Hydrogeology Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 481-487

  Makkawi, Mohammad H ^a  

^a KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Geostatistics; Groundwater flow; Heterogeneity; Numerical modeling; Unsaturated zone

Indexed keywords

FLOW MODELING; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HETEROGENEITY; POROUS MEDIUM; STOCHASTICITY; UNSATURATED MEDIUM;

EID: 7444253882     PISSN: 14312174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10040-004-0342-4     Document Type: Article

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