Numerical Evaluation of Unsaturated-Zone Flow and Transport Pathways at Rainier Mesa, Nevada

Sixty-one underground nuclear tests were conducted at Rainier Mesa at the Nevada National Security Site between 1957 and 1992. The mesa includes the highest-elevation areas at the Nevada National Security Site and experiences some of the highest estimated infiltration rates. Perched water is ubiquit...

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Main Authors: Edward Kwicklis, Zhiming Lu, Richard Middleton, Terry Miller, Suzanne Bourret, Kay Birdsell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-08-01
Series:Vadose Zone Journal
Online Access:https://dl.sciencesocieties.org/publications/vzj/articles/18/1/190005