CO2 migration in saline aquifers. Part 1. Capillary trapping under slope and groundwater flow

DOI10.1017/S0022112010003319zbMath1205.76255OpenAlexW2038359557MaRDI QIDQ3075811

M. L. Szulczewski, Christopher W. Macminn, Ruben Juanes

Publication date: 17 February 2011

Published in: Journal of Fluid Mechanics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022112010003319

zbMATH Keywords

porous mediagravity currents

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Hydrology, hydrography, oceanography (86A05) Flows in porous media; filtration; seepage (76S05)

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