Application of a fractional advection-dispersion equation

被引:1020
作者
Benson, DA
Wheatcraft, SW
Meerschaert, MM
机构
[1] Desert Res Inst, Water Resources Ctr, Reno, NV 89512 USA
[2] Univ Nevada, Dept Math, Reno, NV 89557 USA
[3] Univ Nevada, Dept Geol Sci, Reno, NV 89557 USA
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10.1029/2000WR900031
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
A transport: equation that: uses fractional-order dispersion derivatives has fundamental solutions that are Levy's ct-stable densities. These densities represent plumes that spread proportional to time(1/alpha), have heavy tails, and incorporate any degree of skewness. The equation is parsimonious since the dispersion parameter is not a function of time or distance. The scaling behavior of plumes that undergo Levy motion is accounted for by the fractional derivative. A laboratory tracer test is described by a dispersion term of order 1.55, while the Cape Cod bromide plume is modeled by an equation of order 1.65 to 1.8.
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页码:1403 / 1412
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