Fluid Stretching at Facies Interfaces Governs Solute Transport
This study provides a kinematic explanation for why facies interfaces dominate solute transport in heterogeneous aquifers. Using flow and transport simulations, we apply kinematic metrics to quantify deformation processes that control plume evolution.
Authors
- Zhenxue Dai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0805-7621)
- Felipe P. J. de Barros (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9104-0160)
- Corey D. Wallace (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7240-0319)
- Mohamad Reza Soltanian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5126-0668)
- Kenneth C. Carroll (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2097-9589)
Institutions
- New Mexico State University (US)
- University of Southern California (US)
- Jilin University (CN)
- California Southern University (US)
- Jilin Medical University (CN)
- University of Cincinnati (US)
Publication Details
- Published
- 2025-09-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.22541/essoar.175853071.14497637/v1
- Primary Topic
- Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Science Foundation