A statistical approach on hydrogeochemistry of groundwater in Muthupet coastal region, Tamilnadu, India

Carpathian Journal of Earth and Environmental Sciences

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 47-54

  Venkatramanan, Senapathi ^a   Ramkumar, Thirunavukkarasu ^a   Anithamary, Irudhayanathan ^a  

^a ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Cluster analysis; Correlation materix; Factor analysis; Hydrogeochemical facies; Seawater incursion

Indexed keywords

CATION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CORRELATION; FACTOR ANALYSIS; GROUNDWATER; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; SALINE INTRUSION; SEAWATER; WATER QUALITY;

INDIA; MUTHUPET; TAMIL NADU;

EID: 84855835122     PISSN: 18424090     EISSN: 1844489X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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