A jackknife approach to examine uncertainty and temporal change in the spatial correlation of a VOC plume

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 31-46

  Varljen, Mark D ^a   Barcelona, Michael J ^b   Wehrmann, H Allen ^c  

^a Applied Hydrogeologic Research Inc   (United States)

^b University of Michigan   (United States)

^c ILLINOIS STATE WATER SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Confidence intervals; Geostatics; Ground water; Jackknife; Spatial correlation; Temporal variability; Volatile organic compounds

Indexed keywords

GEOSTATISTICS; JACKKNIFE METHOD; TRICHLOROETHANE;

INTERPOLATION; PROBABILITY; STATISTICAL METHODS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY;

GROUNDWATER POLLUTION;

GROUND WATER; TRICHLOROETHANE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

PLUME; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AQUIFER; ARTICLE; PLUME DISPERSION; UNITED STATES; WATER POLLUTION;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032866578     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006093526872     Document Type: Article

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