Analytical solutions for efficient interpretation of single-well push-pull tracer tests

Water Resources Research

Volumn 46, Issue 8, 2010, Pages

  Huang, Junqi ^a   Christ, John A ^b   Goltz, Mark N ^c  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY   (United States)

^c Air Force Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL SOLUTIONS; AQUIFER PARAMETERS; DISTRIBUTION COEFFICIENT; EXACT ANALYTICAL SOLUTIONS; FIRST-ORDER; INVERSE MODELING; NONAQUEOUS PHASE LIQUIDS; PARTITIONING TRACERS; PUSH-PULL TESTS; SINGLE-WELL PUSH-PULL TEST; SUBSURFACE CONTAMINATION; SYNTHETIC DATA; TEST RESULTS; TRACER TESTS; TRANSVERSE DISPERSION; TWO-DIMENSIONAL EQUATIONS;

AQUIFERS; INVERSE PROBLEMS; POPULATION STATISTICS; RADIOACTIVE TRACERS; RATE CONSTANTS; REMEDIATION; SORPTION;

TESTING;

AQUIFER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARTITIONING; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; SORPTION; TRACER;

EID: 77956261050     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008WR007647     Document Type: Article

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