Integrating multivariate statistical analysis with GIS for geochemical assessment of groundwater quality in Shiwaliks of Punjab, India

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 62, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1387-1405

  Singh, Chander Kumar ^a   Shashtri, Satyanarayan ^a   Mukherjee, Saumitra ^a  

^a JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Cluster analysis; Geographical information system; Groundwater; India; Principal component analysis; Shiwaliks

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL PROCESS; CROP PRODUCTION; EQUILIBRIUM REACTIONS; FACTOR ANALYSIS; GEOCHEMICAL ASSESSMENTS; GEOCHEMICAL PROCESS; GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; GRAPHICAL METHODS; GROUNDWATER QUALITY; INDIA; MULTIVARIATE STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENTS ANALYSIS; PUNJAB , INDIA; SATELLITE IMAGES; SHIWALIKS; SPECIFIC LOCATION; SPECTRAL REFLECTANCES; STUDY AREAS; TRACE METAL; TRANSPORT MECHANISM;

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CULTIVATION; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; GROUNDWATER; HEAVY METALS; HYDROCHEMISTRY; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; ION EXCHANGE; METAL ANALYSIS; MULTIVARIANT ANALYSIS; TRACE ELEMENTS; WATER QUALITY;

PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CROP PRODUCTION; FACTOR ANALYSIS; GIS; GPS; GROUNDWATER RESOURCE; INDUSTRIALIZATION; IRRIGATION; POPULATION GROWTH; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SPECTRAL REFLECTANCE; WATER QUALITY;

INDIA; PUNJAB [INDIA]; SIWALIK HILLS;

PIPERACEAE;

EID: 79952484616     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-010-0625-0     Document Type: Article

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