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Title: A Hydrologic-Geophysical Method for Characterizing Flow and Transport Processes within the Vadose Zone

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/833714· OSTI ID:833714

The objective of this study is to analyze flow within the vadose zone during a mid-scale hydrologic test to and to characterize transport processes in-situ. This project will employ numerical and experimental tools that have been developed under a previously funded EMSP proposal (project number 55332). Geophysical imaging techniques will be employed to image the changes produced by the transport experiments in-situ as they occur. Results will help to better understand flow and transport modes within the vadose zone at DOE sites, including the influence of natural heterogeneities and man-made structures. In addition the data will provide checks against which numerical flow and transport simulations can be compared.

Research Organization:
University of Wisconsin at Madison; Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Environmental Management (EM) (US)
DOE Contract Number:
FG07-99ER15014
OSTI ID:
833714
Report Number(s):
EMSP-70267-2000; R&D Project: EMSP 70267; TRN: US200430%%1671
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: 1 Jun 2000
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English