Sub-continental-scale geochemical mapping: Sampling, quality control and data analysis issues

Geochemistry: Exploration, Environment, Analysis

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 311-323

  Reimann, Clemens ^a  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF NORWAY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Data analysis; Quality control; Regional geochemical mapping; Sampling

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ROBOTS; AGRICULTURE; ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY; CHEMICAL ELEMENTS; DATA HANDLING; DATA REDUCTION; EXPLORATORY GEOCHEMISTRY; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; INFORMATION ANALYSIS; MAPPING; MARINE POLLUTION; SAMPLING; SOIL POLLUTION; SOILS; TOPOGRAPHY;

ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ELEMENT CONCENTRATIONS; ELEMENT DISTRIBUTION; EXPLORATORY DATA ANALYSIS; GEOCHEMICAL PATTERNS; GEOCHEMICAL PROCESS; REGIONAL GEOCHEMICAL MAPPINGS; X RAY FLUORESCENCE SPECTROMETRY;

QUALITY CONTROL;

DATA INTERPRETATION; GEOCHEMICAL SURVEY; MAPPING; QUALITY CONTROL; SAMPLING; SOIL SURVEY;

EID: 27744457382     PISSN: 14677873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/1467-7873/03-065     Document Type: Article

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