Using GIS and statistics to study influences of geology on probability features of surface soil geochemistry in Northern Ireland

Journal of Geochemical Exploration

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 135-152

  Jordan, Crawford ^a   Zhang, Chaosheng ^b   Higgins, Alex ^a  

^a AGRI FOOD AND BIOSCIENCES INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Geology; GIS; Northern Ireland; Probability; Soil geochemistry; Statistics

Indexed keywords

LAND COVER; LOGARITHMIC TRANSFORMATION; SOIL TYPE;

BASALT; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; GEOLOGY; IGNEOUS ROCKS; PROBABILITY; SOILS; STATISTICS;

GEOCHEMISTRY;

GIS; LAND COVER; PROBABILITY; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SOIL TYPE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN IRELAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 34249732068     PISSN: 03756742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gexplo.2007.03.001     Document Type: Article

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