Multivariate techniques as alternative statistical tools applied to magnetic proxies for pollution: A case study from Argentina and Antarctica

Environmental Geology

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 365-371

  Chaparro, Marcos A E ^a,b,c   Chaparro, Mauro A E ^a,b,c   Marinelli, Claudia ^a   Sinito, Ana M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL CENTRO DE LA PROVINCIA DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas   (Argentina)

^c CENTRO DE FÍSICA APLICADA Y TECNOLOGÍA AVANZADA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Antarctica; Environmental magnetism; Heavy metal; Linear discriminant; Pollution; Principal coordinates

Indexed keywords

COERCIVE FORCE; HEAVY METALS; MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; REMANENCE; STATISTICAL METHODS;

ANHYSTERIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; ENVIRONMENTAL MAGNETISM; MAGNETIC MONITORING; MAGNETIC PROXIES; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRINCIPAL COORDINATES;

POLLUTION DETECTION;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CANONICAL ANALYSIS; HEAVY METAL; MAGNETIC METHOD; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ANTARCTICA; ARGENTINA; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 39449084433     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00254-007-0823-6     Document Type: Article

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