Estimation of river pollution index in a tidal stream using kriging analysis

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 9, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 3085-3100

  Chen, Yen Chang ^a   Yeh, Hui Chung ^b   Wei, Chiang ^c  

^a NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b CHINESE CULTURE UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Geostatistics; Kriging; River pollution index; Tidal stream; Water quality

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; NITROGEN;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; ESTIMATION METHOD; GEOSTATISTICS; KRIGING; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; RIVER POLLUTION; SPATIAL VARIATION; STREAMFLOW; STREAMWATER; WATER QUALITY;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ESTUARY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; GEOSTATISTICAL ANALYSIS; KRIGING; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; RELIABILITY; STREAM (RIVER); SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING; WATER SUPPLY;

DANSHUI RIVER; TAIWAN;

EID: 84866943380     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph9093085     Document Type: Article

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