A statistical approach for the rationalization of water quality indicators in surface water quality monitoring networks

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 386, Issue 1-4, 2010, Pages 173-185

  Khalil, B ^a,b   Ouarda, T B M J ^b   St Hilaire, A ^b   Chebana, F ^b  

^a HELWAN UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b CENTRE EAU TERRE ENVIRONNEMENT   (Canada)

Author keywords

Monitoring network; Rationalization; Record augmentation; Record extension; Sampling; Water quality indicator

Indexed keywords

ASSOCIATED WATER; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DECISION PROCESS; DECISION SUPPORT TOOLS; MONITORING NETWORK; NILE DELTA; OPTIMAL COMBINATION; OPTIMIZED SELECTION; PERFORMANCE INDICES; STATISTICAL APPROACH; WATER QUALITY INDICATORS; WATER QUALITY MONITORING;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; MONITORING; OPTIMIZATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SURFACE WATERS; WATER QUALITY;

WATER POLLUTION;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CORRELATION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RATIONALIZATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SAMPLING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURFACE WATER; WATER QUALITY;

EGYPT; NILE DELTA;

EID: 77952109987     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2010.03.019     Document Type: Article

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