An Introduction to Solute Transport in Heterogeneous Geologic Media

Overview of the stochastic concepts of solute transport processes, scaling issues, and practical tools for the analysis of solute transport.

Tian-Chyi Jim Yeh (Author), Yanhui Dong (Author), Shujun Ye (Author)

9781316511183, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 9 February 2023

325 pages
25 x 17.5 x 2.5 cm, 0.8 kg

Over the past several decades, analyses of solute migration in aquifers have widely adopted the classical advection-dispersion equation. However, misunderstandings over advection-dispersion concepts, their relationship with the scales of heterogeneity, our observation and interest, and their ensemble mean nature have created furious debates about the concepts' validity. This book provides a unified and comprehensive overview and lucid explanations of the stochastic nature of solute transport processes at different scales. It also presents tools for analyzing solute transport and its uncertainty to meet our needs at different scales. Easy-to-understand physical explanations without complex mathematics make this book an invaluable resource for students, researchers, and professionals performing groundwater quality evaluations, management, and remediation.

1. Fundamental concepts
2. Well-Mixed Models for Surface Water Quality Analysis
3. Well-Mixed Models for Subsurface Water Quality Analysis
4. Molecular Diffusion
5. Numerical Methods for Advection-Diffusion Equations
6. Shear Flow Dispersion
7. Solute Transport In Soil Columns
8. Parameter Estimation
9. Solute Transport in Field-Scale Aquifers
10. Field-Scale Solute Transport Experiments Under Natural Gradient
11. Forced Gradient Field-Scale Tracer Experiments
12. High-resolution characterization (Tomographic Surveys) Hydraulic Tomography and Geophysics ERT surveys
References
Index.

Subject Areas: Hydrology & the hydrosphere [RBK]