Modeling the reversible, diffusive sink effect in response to transient contaminant sources
D. Zhao,
J. C. Little,
A. T. Hodgson,
D. Zhao
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA,
Present address: Department of Civil Engineering, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, USA
Search for more papers by this authorJ. C. Little
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA,
Search for more papers by this authorA. T. Hodgson
Environmental Energy Technologies Division, E.O. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA,
Search for more papers by this authorD. Zhao,
J. C. Little,
A. T. Hodgson,
D. Zhao
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA,
Present address: Department of Civil Engineering, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, USA
Search for more papers by this authorJ. C. Little
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA,
Search for more papers by this authorA. T. Hodgson
Environmental Energy Technologies Division, E.O. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA,
Search for more papers by this authorJohn C. Little
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 418 Durham Hall, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061-0246, USA
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