Multivariate outlier detection in exploration geochemistry

Computers and Geosciences

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 579-587

  Filzmoser, Peter ^a   Garrett, Robert G ^b   Reimann, Clemens ^c  

^a VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^c GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF NORWAY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Background; Exploration geochemistry; Multivariate outliers; Robust statistics

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; CONTAMINATION; DEMODULATION; DISTANCE MEASUREMENT; MAPPING;

GEOCHEMICAL DATA; MARINE AEROSOLS; MULTIVARIATE OUTLIER DETECTION;

GEOCHEMISTRY;

DATA PROCESSING; GEOCHEMICAL SURVEY; GEOCHEMISTRY; MINERAL EXPLORATION;

EID: 18144430568     PISSN: 00983004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cageo.2004.11.013     Document Type: Article

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