Modeling three-dimensional karst aquifer evolution using different matrix-flow contributions

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 388, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 241-250

  Kaufmann, Georg ^a   Romanov, Douchko ^a   Hiller, Thomas ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aquifer; Caves; Dissolution; Karst; Limestone; Modeling

Indexed keywords

3D MODELS; BENCHMARK MODELS; CHEMICAL DISSOLUTION; DIAMETER DISTRIBUTIONS; FIXED-HEAD BOUNDARY; FLOW AND TRANSPORT; FRACTURE SYSTEMS; HYDRAULIC HEADS; INPUT AND OUTPUTS; KARST; KARST AQUIFER; MATRIX; MATRIX ELEMENTS; MATRIX FLOW; MODEL DOMAINS; MODEL RESULTS; POROUS MEDIUM; PROGRAM PACKAGES; SECONDARY PERMEABILITY; TWO-DIMENSION;

AQUIFERS; BIOLOGY; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; CARBONATE MINERALS; CAVES; DISSOLUTION; FRACTURE; HYDROGEOLOGY; LIMESTONE; POROUS MATERIALS; SOFTWARE PACKAGES;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

AQUIFER; BOUNDARY CONDITION; CALCITE; CAVE; DISSOLUTION; FRACTURE MECHANICS; HYDRAULIC HEAD; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; KARST HYDROLOGY; LIMESTONE; PERMEABILITY; SOFTWARE; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

EID: 77953650526     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2010.05.001     Document Type: Article

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