Water quality monitoring using cluster analysis and linear models

Environmetrics

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 933-945

  Gonçalves, A Manuela ^a   Alpuim, Teresa ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Cluster analysis; Linear models; Seasonality; Trend analysis; Water quality variables; WTP assessment

Indexed keywords

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DATA INTERPRETATION; DISCHARGE; EFFLUENT; HYDROMETEOROLOGY; INDUSTRIAL EMISSION; NUMERICAL MODEL; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; RIVER BASIN; SEASONALITY; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SURFACE WATER; TEXTILE INDUSTRY; TREND ANALYSIS; WASTE FACILITY; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

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EID: 81855189227     PISSN: 11804009     EISSN: 1099095X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/env.1112     Document Type: Article

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