Geoelectrical inference of mass transfer parameters using temporal moments

Water Resources Research
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We present an approach to infer mass transfer parameters based on (1) an analytical model that relates the temporal moments of mobile and bulk concentration and (2) a bicontinuum modification to Archie's law. Whereas conventional geochemical measurements preferentially sample from the mobile domain, electrical resistivity tomography (ERT) is sensitive to bulk electrical conductivity and, thus, electrolytic solute in both the mobile and immobile domains. We demonstrate the new approach, in which temporal moments of collocated mobile domain conductivity (i.e., conventional sampling) and ERT‐estimated bulk conductivity are used to calculate heterogeneous mass transfer rate and immobile porosity fractions in a series of numerical column experiments.

Publication type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Title Geoelectrical inference of mass transfer parameters using temporal moments
Series title Water Resources Research
DOI 10.1029/2007WR006750
Volume 44
Issue 5
Year Published 2008
Language English
Publisher American Geophysical Union
Contributing office(s) OGW Branch of Geophysics, Toxic Substances Hydrology Program
Description W05201; 6 p.
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