Comment on “Macrodispersion in sand-shale sequences” by A. J. Desbarats
January 1, 1991
Desbarats [1990] used a particle-tracking scheme to investigate the physics of three-dimensional solute transport in aquifers composed of two porous media of different hydraulic conductivities. The spatially heterogeneous fluid velocity was assumed to be the only mechanism of solute movement; local or pore scale dispersion and molecular diffusion were assumed to be negligible. The particle-tracking scheme used by Desbarats consisted of routing particles from node to node in a finite difference grid. In this scheme, the direction of an individual particle is randomly selected and the prob- ability associated with the particle movement in a given direction is proportional to the fluid flux in that direction. The same method was used by Moreno et al. [1988] to investigate advective transport in a variable-aperture planar fracture.
Citation Information
Publication Year | 1991 |
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Title | Comment on “Macrodispersion in sand-shale sequences” by A. J. Desbarats |
DOI | 10.1029/90WR02309 |
Authors | Daniel J. Goode, Allen M. Shapiro |
Publication Type | Article |
Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
Series Title | Water Resources Research |
Index ID | 70176683 |
Record Source | USGS Publications Warehouse |
USGS Organization | Pennsylvania Water Science Center |
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