Trend analysis of atmospheric deposition data: A comparison of statistical approaches

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 64, Issue , 2013, Pages 95-102

  Marchetto, Aldo ^a   Rogora, Michela ^a   Arisci, Silvia ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Atmospheric deposition; Kendall test; Trend

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITIONS; AUTOCORRELATION FACTOR; BULK DEPOSITIONS; DATA POOLING; DATA SERIES; FOREST SITES; IONIC CONCENTRATIONS; KENDALL TEST; OAK FORESTS; SPRUCE FOREST; STATISTICAL APPROACH; TREND; TREND ANALYSIS; VOLUME-WEIGHTED AVERAGES;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; FORESTRY;

METEOROLOGICAL PROBLEMS;

AMMONIA; CALCIUM ION; CHLORIDE ION; MAGNESIUM ION; NITRATE; NITROGEN; POTASSIUM ION; SODIUM ION; SULFATE;

AIR SAMPLING; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECIDUOUS FOREST; FACTOR ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; TREND ANALYSIS; VOLUME;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; DATA ANALYSIS; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FOREST; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; ITALY; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MANN KENDALL TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL KENDALL TEST; SIMULATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TREND STUDY;

CHEMISTRY; DATA PROCESSING; DEPOSITION; FORESTRY; METEOROLOGY; OPTIMIZATION; SAMPLING; SEASONAL VARIATION;

ITALY;

FAGUS; PICEA;

EID: 84867748498     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2012.08.020     Document Type: Article

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