Multivariate statistical analysis to identify the major factors governing groundwater quality in the coastal area of Kimje, South Korea

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1261-1276

  Kim, Ji Hoon ^a   Kim, Rak Hyeon ^b   Lee, Jeongho ^c   Cheong, Tae Jin ^a   Yum, Byoung Woo ^a   Chang, Ho Wan ^b  

^a Korea Institute of Geosceince and Mineral Resources   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^c Korea Environment Institute (KEI)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Chemical fertilizer; Cluster analysis; Factor analysis; Groundwater quality; Microbial activity; Seawater intrusion

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; COMPOSITION; FERTILIZERS; STATISTICAL METHODS; WATER QUALITY;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; GROUNDWATER QUALITY; MULTIVARIATE STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; PHYSICO-CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS;

GROUNDWATER;

COASTAL AQUIFER; GROUNDWATER; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; SALINE INTRUSION; WATER QUALITY;

AGRICULTURE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; FERTILIZERS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; KOREA; SOUTH KOREA; WORLD;

EID: 16444371888     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.5565     Document Type: Article

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