Regional-scale identification of groundwater-surface water interaction using hydrochemistry and multivariate statistical methods, Wairarapa Valley, New Zealand

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 15, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 3383-3398

  Guggenmos, M R ^a   Daughney, C J ^b   Jackson, B M ^a   Morgenstern, U ^b  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^b GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANOXIC GROUNDWATER; BASEFLOWS; CHEMICAL SIGNATURES; CLOSE PROXIMITY; DATA SETS; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; EXCESS AIR; GROUNDWATER MONITORING; GROUNDWATER SITES; GROUNDWATER-SURFACE WATER INTERACTION; HIERARCHICAL CLUSTER ANALYSIS; HYDROCHEMICALS; MAJOR IONS; MEDIAN VALUE; MULTIVARIATE STATISTICAL METHOD; MULTIVARIATE STATISTICS; NEW ZEALAND; PRINCIPAL COMPONENTS ANALYSIS; RAPID METHOD; REDOX CONDITION; REGIONAL SCALE; RIVER SYSTEMS; SITE-SPECIFIC; STUDY AREAS; TECHNIQUES USED; TOTAL DISSOLVED SOLIDS; WATER QUANTITIES;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; AQUIFERS; CALCIUM; CHLORINE; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; GROUNDWATER FLOW; GROUNDWATER GEOCHEMISTRY; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS; HYDROCHEMISTRY; HYDROGEOLOGY; MULTIVARIANT ANALYSIS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RIVERS;

RECHARGING (UNDERGROUND WATERS);

AQUIFER; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DATA SET; DISSOLVED LOAD; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; GEOACCUMULATION; GROUNDWATER FLOW; GROUNDWATER-SURFACE WATER INTERACTION; HYDROCHEMISTRY; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; INORGANIC SALT; ION; METAL; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; REDOX POTENTIAL; REGIONAL PATTERN; RIVER SYSTEM; SURFACE WATER; WATER QUALITY;

NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND; WAIRARAPA VALLEY; WELLINGTON [NORTH ISLAND];

EID: 81355135222     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: 16077938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-15-3383-2011     Document Type: Article

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