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Modeling the Flow Characteristics of a Fractured Medium Overlaid by a Sedimentary Porous Medium: Application to the Borehole RCF 3 Pumping Test in Sellafield (UK)

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Pages 1097-1110 | Published online: 25 Jun 2007

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