Bayesian analysis of groundwater quality in a semi-arid coastal county of south Texas

Environmental Geology

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 941-951

  Uddameri, V ^a  

^a Texas AandM University Kingsville   (United States)

Author keywords

Bayes' theorem; Data mining; Refugio County; Statistics; Texas; USA

Indexed keywords

ARID REGIONS; DATA MINING; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; STANDARDS; THEOREM PROVING;

BAYES' THEOREM; GROUNDWATER QUALITY; REFUGIO COUNTY; TEXAS; TOTAL DISSOLVED SOLIDS (TDS);

WATER QUALITY;

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; CHLORIDE; COASTAL AQUIFER; DATA MINING; DISSOLVED LOAD; GROUNDWATER; WATER QUALITY;

NORTH AMERICA; REFUGIO COUNTY; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33846068603     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00254-006-0457-0     Document Type: Article

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