Characterization of groundwater in the unconfined aquifers of Chennai city, India. Part 2 - Factor analysis

Journal of the Geological Society of India

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 13-22

  Ballukraya, P N ^a   Ravi, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

Chennai; Factor analysis; Geochemistry; Groundwater

Indexed keywords

FACTOR ANALYSIS; GROUNDWATER; HYDROCHEMISTRY; WATER QUALITY; WATER RESOURCE;

INDIA;

EID: 0033377603     PISSN: 00167622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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