Multivariate statistical approaches as applied to environmental physics studies

Central European Journal of Physics

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 277-298

  Lovchinov, Vasil ^a   Tsakovski, Stefan ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF SOLID STATE PHYSICS   (Bulgaria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOFIA   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

Aerosols; Environmental physics; Environmetrics; Sediments; Surface waters

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846442349     PISSN: 18951082     EISSN: 16443608     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/s11534-006-0012-3     Document Type: Article

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