Multivariate analyses of water chemistry: Surface and ground water interactions

Ground Water

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 437-449

  Woocay, Arturo ^a   Walton, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; GROUNDWATER; INFILTRATION; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RUNOFF;

GROUND WATER INTERACTIONS; HYDROCHEMICAL PROCESSES; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSES; MULTIVARIATE STATISTICAL METHODS (MSM); WATER CHEMISTRY;

WATER ANALYSIS;

CHLORIDE; ISOTOPE;

GROUNDWATER-SURFACE WATER INTERACTION; HYDROCHEMISTRY; INFILTRATION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RUNOFF; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECT; WATER LEVEL;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DESERT CLIMATE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; SEASON; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER SUPPLY;

CHLORIDES; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DESERT CLIMATE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGY; ISOTOPES; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; SEASONS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER SUPPLY;

FORTYMILE WASH; NEVADA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; YUCCA MOUNTAIN;

EID: 42549117960     PISSN: 0017467X     EISSN: 17456584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-6584.2007.00404.x     Document Type: Article

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