Permeability of a fault zone crosscutting a sequence of sandstones and shales and its influence on hydraulic head distribution in the Chatsworth Formation, California, USA;美国加利福尼亚州一横切砂岩和页岩序列的断层带渗透性及其对查特斯沃地层水头分布的影响;Perméabilité d’une zone de faille recoupant une séquence de grès et schistes et son influence sur la distribution des charges hydrauliques dans la Formation de Chatsworth, Californie, USA;Permeabilidade de uma zona de falha transversal a uma sequência de arenitos e xistos e sua influência sobre a distribuição do nível piezométrico na Formação Chatsworth, Califórnia, EUA;Permeabilidad de una zona de falla que corta transversalmente una secuencia de areniscas y esquistos y su influencia en la distribución de la carga hidráulica en la Formación Chatsworth, California, USA

Hydrogeology Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 405-419

  Cilona, Antonino ^a   Aydin, Atilla ^a   Johnson, Nicholas M ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MWH AMERICAS INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Contamination; Fault permeability; Hydraulic head; Shale smearing; USA

Indexed keywords

EID: 84925534342     PISSN: 14312174     EISSN: 14350157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10040-014-1206-1     Document Type: Article

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