Investigation by multivariate analysis of groundwater composition in a multilayer aquifer system from North Africa: A multi-tracer approach

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1386-1398

  Dassi, Lassaad ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GABES   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; CLIMATE CHANGE; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HYDROCHEMISTRY; IRRIGATION; ISOTOPES; MULTILAYERS; MULTIVARIANT ANALYSIS; TRACE ELEMENTS;

GROUNDWATER COMPOSITION; GROUNDWATER MINERALIZATIONS; MAJOR AND TRACE ELEMENTS; MULTI VARIATE ANALYSIS; MULTI-TRACER APPROACH; PRINCIPAL COMPONENTS ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL DATA ANALYSIS; WATER ROCK INTERACTIONS;

PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS;

HOLOCENE; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; MINERALIZATION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PALEOCLIMATE; PLEISTOCENE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; TRACER; WATER-ROCK INTERACTION;

NORTH AFRICA; TUNISIA;

EID: 79961028251     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2011.05.012     Document Type: Article

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