Statistical approaches used to assess and redesign surface water-quality-monitoring networks

Journal of Environmental Monitoring

Volumn 11, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1915-1929

  Khalil, B ^a   Ouarda, T B M J ^b  

^a HELWAN UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b CENTRE EAU TERRE ENVIRONNEMENT   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SURFACE WATER;

CORRELATION ANALYSIS; INFORMATION; MONITORING; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REVIEW; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FRESH WATER; HUMANS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; WATER; WATER POLLUTION;

EID: 70449479730     PISSN: 14640325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/b909521g     Document Type: Review

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