Catchment basin modelling of stream sediment anomalies revisited: Incorporation of EDA and fractal analysis

Geochemistry: Exploration, Environment, Analysis

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 365-381

  Carranza, Emmanuel John M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Aroroy (Philippines); Concentration area fractal analysis; Downstream dilution; Exploratory data analysis; Geochemical residuals; GIS; Local background; Spatial data integration

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; DATA INTEGRATION; DATA STREAMS; DILUTION; FRACTALS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INFORMATION ANALYSIS; PIXELS; RUNOFF; SCREENING; SEDIMENTS; STANDARDIZATION;

EXPLORATORY DATA ANALYSIS; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; GEOCHEMICAL RESIDUALS; LOCAL BACKGROUND; PHILIPPINES;

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY;

CATCHMENT; DILUTION; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; GIS; MODELING; PIXEL; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SPATIAL DATA;

PHILIPPINES;

EID: 78649344538     PISSN: 14677873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/1467-7873/09-224     Document Type: Article

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