The use of multicomponent statistical analysis in hydrogeological environmental research

Water Research

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1862-1872

  Lambrakis, Nicolaos ^a   Antonakos, Andreas ^a   Panagopoulos, George ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Aquifers,Fertilizers; Cluster analysis; Discriminant analysis; Factor analysis

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; CULTIVATION; FERTILIZERS; GROUNDWATER; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; MODAL ANALYSIS; NITROGEN OXIDES; STATISTICAL METHODS;

DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH;

HYDROGEOLOGY;

GROUND WATER; NITRATE; ORGANIC FERTILIZER; ORGANIC MATTER; SULFATE;

AQUIFER; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; FERTILIZER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT;

AQUIFER; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DILUTION; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; GEOLOGY; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; THICKNESS;

EID: 1542617829     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2004.01.009     Document Type: Article

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