A simple method to assess unsaturated zone time lag in the travel time from ground surface to receptor

Journal of Contaminant Hydrology

Volumn 144, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 138-151

  Sousa, Marcelo R ^a   Jones, Jon P ^a   Frind, Emil O ^a   Rudolph, David L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Numerical modeling; Time lag; Travel time; Unsaturated zone

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; NUMERICAL METHODS; NUMERICAL MODELS;

GLACIAL AQUIFERS; GROUND SURFACES; ONTARIO , CANADA; SIMPLE METHOD; SIMPLIFIED CALCULATIONS; TIME LAG; TRAVEL TIME ESTIMATION; UNSATURATED ZONE;

TRAVEL TIME;

GROUND WATER;

ADVECTION; AQUIFER; ESTIMATION METHOD; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; NUMERICAL MODEL; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; TRAVEL TIME; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; VADOSE ZONE;

AQUIFER; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CANADA; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS; GLACIER; GROUND SURFACE; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL; SOIL PROPERTY; TIME; TIME LAG; TRAVEL TIME; UNSATURATED ZONE; WATER POLLUTION;

CANADA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

EID: 84871726998     PISSN: 01697722     EISSN: 18736009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jconhyd.2012.10.007     Document Type: Article

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