Statistical analysis of groundwater chemistry of the Tarim River lower reaches, Northwest China

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 65, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1807-1820

  Xu, Jianhua ^a   Chen, Yaning ^b   Li, Weihong ^b   Zhang, Lijun ^a   Hong, Yulian ^a   Bi, Xueli ^a   Yang, Yang ^a  

^a EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b XINJIANG INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY AND GEOGRAPHY   (China)

Author keywords

Comprehensive statistical assessment; Gray relation analysis; Groundwater chemistry; Lower reaches of Tarim River; Principal component analysis; Statistical analysis

Indexed keywords

GRAY RELATION ANALYSIS; GROUNDWATER CHEMISTRY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENTS; STATISTICAL ASSESSMENT; TARIM RIVER;

ALKALINITY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHLORINE; GROUNDWATER; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RIVERS; SODIUM; STATISTICAL METHODS; WATER SUPPLY;

HYDROCHEMISTRY;

ALKALINITY; CHLORINE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISSOLVED MATTER; GROUNDWATER; PARAMETERIZATION; PH; POTASSIUM; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SALINIZATION; SULFATE; WATER CHEMISTRY; WATER TABLE;

CHINA; TARIM RIVER; XINJIANG UYGUR;

EID: 84857650596     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-011-1161-2     Document Type: Article

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