Multivariate statistical analysis of geochemical data as indicative of the hydrogeochemical evolution of groundwater in a sedimentary rock aquifer system

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 353, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 294-313

  Cloutier, Vincent ^a   Lefebvre, René ^a   Therrien, René ^b   Savard, Martine M ^c  

^a INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^c GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Hierarchical cluster analysis; Hydrogeochemistry; Principal components analysis; Sedimentary rock

Indexed keywords

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DATA STRUCTURES; GROUNDWATER; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS;

HIERARCHICAL CLUSTER ANALYSIS; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; SEDIMENTARY ROCK;

GEOCHEMISTRY;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DATA STRUCTURES; GEOCHEMISTRY; GROUNDWATER; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS;

AQUIFER; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DATA SET; GEOCHEMISTRY; GROUNDWATER; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PALEOZOIC; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SEDIMENTARY ROCK; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; QUEBEC [CANADA];

EID: 41949104958     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2008.02.015     Document Type: Article

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