Numerical modeling of contaminant transport in a stratified heterogeneous aquifer with dipping anisotropy;Modèle numérique du transfert d'un polluant dans un aquifère stratifié hétérogène à anisotropie de pendage

Hydrogeology Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1235-1246

  Qin, Ronggao ^a   Wu, Yanqing ^a   Xu, Zengguang ^b   Xie, Derrick ^a   Zhang, Chi ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b XI'AN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Anisotropy; Dipping stratified aquifers; Heterogeneity; Numerical modeling; Solute transport

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; AQUIFER POLLUTION; FLOW MODELING; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HETEROGENEOUS MEDIUM; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; NUMERICAL MODEL; PLUME; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; SOLUTE TRANSPORT; STEADY FLOW;

EID: 84882964270     PISSN: 14312174     EISSN: 14350157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10040-013-0999-7     Document Type: Article

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