Numerical modelling on fate and transport of nitrate in an unsaturated system under non-isothermal condition

European Journal of Environmental and Civil Engineering

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 350-373

  Berlin, M ^a   Suresh Kumar, G ^a   Nambi, Indumathi M ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

nitrogen species; numerical model; temperature; transformation; transport

Indexed keywords

DISSOLVED OXYGEN CONCENTRATIONS; NITROGEN SPECIES; NITROGEN TRANSFORMATIONS; NON-ISOTHERMAL CONDITION; OXYGEN DIFFUSION COEFFICIENTS; TRANSFORMATION; TRANSPORT; UNSATURATED POROUS MEDIA;

DIFFUSION; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; NITRATES; NITROGEN; NUMERICAL MODELS; OXYGEN; POROUS MATERIALS; SOLUBILITY; TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION;

ISOTHERMS;

EID: 84878677252     PISSN: 19648189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19648189.2013.788984     Document Type: Article

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