Impact of changes in grain size and pore space on the hydraulic conductivity and spectral induced polarization response of sand

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1785-1794

  Koch, K ^a   Kemna, A ^b   Irving, J ^a   Holliger, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLE-COLE MODELS; DEGREE OF COMPACTION; FINE SAND; GRAIN SIZE; HYDROLOGICAL PROPERTIES; PORE SPACE; SEDIMENTARY DEPOSITS; SPECTRAL INDUCED POLARIZATION; STRUCTURAL FACTOR; SYSTEMATIC CORRELATION;

COMPACTION; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; INTERNET PROTOCOLS; POLARIZATION; QUARTZ;

HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY;

COMPACTION; COMPLEXITY; GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY; GRAIN SIZE; GRANULOMETRY; GROUNDWATER RESOURCE; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; LABORATORY METHOD; NUMERICAL MODEL; POLARIZATION; PORE SPACE; QUARTZ; SAND; SORTING; SURFICIAL SEDIMENT;

EID: 79958861707     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: 16077938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-15-1785-2011     Document Type: Review

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