An efficient tracer test for time-variable transit time distributions in periodic hydrodynamic systems

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1567-1575

  Harman, Ciaran J ^a   Kim, Minseok ^a  

^a The Johns Hopkins University   (United States)

Author keywords

experiment; method; time variable; tracer; transport

Indexed keywords

EXPERIMENTS; IRRIGATION;

EXPERIMENTAL METHODS; INJECTION FREQUENCIES; METHOD; OUTPUT CONCENTRATIONS; TIME VARIABLE; TRACER; TRANSIT-TIME DISTRIBUTIONS; TRANSPORT;

HYDRODYNAMICS;

BREAKTHROUGH CURVE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HYDRODYNAMICS; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; PERIODICITY; SOIL COLUMN; TRACER;

EID: 84895916467     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: 19448007     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2013GL058980     Document Type: Article

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