Stochastic analysis of field-scale heat advection in heterogeneous aquifers

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 641-648

  Chang, C M ^a   Yeh, H D ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADVECTION-DISPERSION EQUATION; CORRELATION LENGTHS; EFFECTIVE PARAMETERS; EFFECTIVE THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; ENHANCED GROWTH; FIELD SCALE; HEAT ADVECTION; HEAT TRANSPORT; HEAT TRANSPORT MODEL; HETEROGENEOUS AQUIFERS; LARGE SPACES; MACRODISPERSION; MEAN TEMPERATURE; PRINCIPAL COORDINATES; SECOND MOMENTS; STOCHASTIC ANALYSIS; STOCHASTIC THEORIES; TEMPERATURE FIELD;

AQUIFERS; HEAT FLUX; HEAT TRANSFER; HYDROGEOLOGY; MODELS; STOCHASTIC MODELS; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS; TEMPERATURE;

ADVECTION;

ADVECTION; AQUIFER CHARACTERIZATION; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HEAT TRANSFER; HETEROGENEITY; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; STOCHASTICITY; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

EID: 84863276213     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: 16077938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-16-641-2012     Document Type: Article

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