Building factorial regression models to explain and predict nitrate concentrations in groundwater under agricultural land

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 357, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 42-56

  Stigter, T Y ^a   Ribeiro, L ^b   Dill, A M M Carvalho ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Agricultural practices; Explanatory models; Factorial regression analysis; Groundwater contamination; Nitrate; Portugal

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; FOOD PROCESSING; GROUNDWATER; HYDROGEOLOGY; LAND USE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NITRATES; THERMOELECTRICITY; UNDERGROUND RESERVOIRS; VARIATIONAL TECHNIQUES; WATER POLLUTION;

AGRICULTURAL AREAS; AGRICULTURAL LANDS; AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES; CHEMICAL VARIABLES; CORRESPONDENCE ANALYSIS (CA); DATA-SIMILARITY; EIGENVECTORS; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; GROUNDWATER CHEMISTRY; HYDROGEOLOGICAL; MULTICOLLINEARITY; NITRATE CONCENTRATIONS; PORTUGAL; QUALITATIVE PARAMETERS; REGRESSION (R2); REGRESSION MODELLING;

REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; CORRESPONDENCE ANALYSIS; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HYDROGEOLOGY; LAND USE; NITRATE; PREDICTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; WATER CHEMISTRY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; PORTUGAL; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 45949095728     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2008.05.009     Document Type: Article

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