Three-dimensional geological modelling and multivariate statistical analysis of water chemistry data to analyse and visualise aquifer structure and groundwater composition in the Wairau Plain, Marlborough District, New Zealand

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 436-437, Issue , 2012, Pages 13-34

  Raiber, Matthias ^a   White, Paul A ^a   Daughney, Christopher J ^a   Tschritter, Constanze ^a   Davidson, Peter ^b   Bainbridge, Sophie E ^a,c  

^a GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

^b Marlborough District Council   (New Zealand)

^c Golder Associates NZ Ltd   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

3D geological modelling; Hydrochemistry; Multivariate statistical analysis; New Zealand; Nitrate; Wairau Plain groundwater

Indexed keywords

3D GEOLOGICAL MODEL; 3D GEOLOGICAL MODELLING; AGRICULTURAL IMPACTS; EVOLUTIONARY PATHWAY; GEOLOGICAL MODELLING; GEOLOGICAL MODELS; GEOLOGICAL SETTING; GROUND-WATER QUALITIES; GROUNDWATER CHEMISTRY; GROUNDWATER COMPOSITION; GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION; GROUNDWATER SYSTEM; HIERARCHICAL CLUSTER ANALYSIS; HYDROCHEMICAL DATA; HYDROCHEMICAL FACIES; HYDROCHEMICALS; HYDROGEOCHEMICAL DATA; HYDROGEOLOGICAL; HYDROGEOLOGICAL SETTINGS; KEY CONTROL; LITHO-STRATIGRAPHIC; LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY; MARLBOROUGH; MULTI-LAYERED; MULTIVARIATE STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; MULTIVARIATE STATISTICAL TECHNIQUES; NEW ZEALAND; NITRATE CONCENTRATION; REDOX POTENTIALS; SCIENTIFIC STUDIES; WATER CHEMISTRY; WATER ROCK INTERACTIONS;

AQUIFERS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ELECTRON EMISSION; GEOLOGIC MODELS; GROUNDWATER GEOCHEMISTRY; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS; HYDROGEOLOGY; LITHOLOGY; MULTIVARIANT ANALYSIS; NITRATES; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; REDOX REACTIONS; STRATIGRAPHY; THREE DIMENSIONAL; VISUALIZATION; WATER QUALITY;

HYDROCHEMISTRY;

AQUIFER POLLUTION; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; LITHOLOGY; LONG-TERM CHANGE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NITRATE; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

MARLBOROUGH; NEW ZEALAND; SOUTH ISLAND;

EID: 84859439720     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2012.01.045     Document Type: Article

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