Improved resolution of ambient flow through fractured rock with temperature logs

Ground Water

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 191-205

  Pehme, P E ^a   Parker, B L ^b   Cherry, J A ^a   Greenhouse, J P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^c NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBIENT CONDITIONS; AMBIENT FLOW; CONCEPTUAL MODEL; CONTAMINANT TRANSPORT; CONTAMINATED SITES; FLOW DISTRIBUTION; FRACTURE NETWORK; FRACTURED ROCK; HIGH RESOLUTION; MONITORING DEVICE; NEW APPROACHES; STATIC WATER; TECHNIQUES USED; TEMPERATURE LOG; TEMPERATURE PROFILES; VERTICAL FLOWS;

CONTAMINATION; FRACTURE; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER FLOW; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HYDROGEOLOGY; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; THERMAL LOGGING;

BOREHOLES;

BOREHOLE; FLUID FLOW; FRACTURE NETWORK; FRACTURE ZONE; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HYDROGEOLOGY; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; WATER COLUMN;

ARTICLE; TEMPERATURE; THEORETICAL MODEL; WATER FLOW;

MODELS, THEORETICAL; TEMPERATURE; WATER MOVEMENTS;

EID: 77950287134     PISSN: 0017467X     EISSN: 17456584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-6584.2009.00639.x     Document Type: Article

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