Sub-Gaussian model of processes with heavy-tailed distributions applied to air permeabilities of fractured tuff

Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 195-207

  Riva, Monica ^a   Neuman, Shlomo P ^b   Guadagnini, Alberto ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Air permeabilities; Fractured tuff; Heavy tailed distributions; Nonlinear scaling; Parameter estimation; Power law

Indexed keywords

AIR PERMEABILITY; EARTH (PLANET); FRACTURE; GAUSSIAN NOISE (ELECTRONIC); PARAMETER ESTIMATION; WELL LOGGING;

ENVIRONMENTAL VARIABLES; FRACTIONAL BROWNIAN MOTION; FRACTIONAL GAUSSIAN NOISE; FRACTURED TUFF; HEAVY-TAILED DISTRIBUTION; NON-LINEAR SCALING; POWER-LAW; UNIVARIATE DISTRIBUTIONS;

GAUSSIAN DISTRIBUTION;

BROWNIAN MOTION; FRACTURED MEDIUM; GAUSSIAN METHOD; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; PERMEABILITY; ROCK MECHANICS; THEORETICAL STUDY; TUFF;

ARIZONA; SUPERIOR; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84871417952     PISSN: 14363240     EISSN: 14363259     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00477-012-0576-y     Document Type: Article

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