Ecoregions for describing water quality patterns in Tamiraparani basin, South India

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 178, Issue 1-4, 1996, Pages 257-276

  Ravichandran, S ^a   Ramanibai, R ^b   Pundarikanthan, N V ^a  

^a ANNA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECOREGIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT; LIMNOLOGY; MORPHOMETRY; NUTRIENTS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; TAMIRAPARANI BASIN;

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GEOMORPHOLOGY; HYDROLOGY; IONS; LAND USE; MANAGEMENT; NATURAL RESOURCES; PH; SURFACE WATERS;

WATER QUALITY;

BASIN MANAGEMENT; PRINCIPAL COMPONENTS ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY;

INDIA;

EID: 0030114820     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0022-1694(95)02801-3     Document Type: Article

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