Is compositional data analysis a way to see beyond the illusion?

Computers and Geosciences

Volumn 50, Issue , 2013, Pages 165-173

  Buccianti, Antonella ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Compositional data analysis; Geochemistry; Isometric log ratio transformation; River chemistry; Volcanic gases; Worldwide lithology

Indexed keywords

CLASSICAL APPROACH; COMMON SENSE; COMPOSITIONAL DATA; CONSTRAINED SPACE; GASEOUS SAMPLES; GEOCHEMICAL PROCESS; INTERNATIONAL JOURNALS; ISOMETRIC LOG-RATIO TRANSFORMATION; RIVER CHEMISTRY; SAMPLE SPACE; SCIENTIFIC PAPERS; SEE-BEYOND; VOLCANIC GAS;

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; GEOCHEMISTRY; LITHOLOGY; RESEARCH;

METADATA;

GEOCHEMISTRY; LITHOLOGY; RIVER WATER; VOLCANIC GLASS; DATA MANAGEMENT; RIVER; VOLCANIC GAS;

EID: 84870815197     PISSN: 00983004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cageo.2012.06.012     Document Type: Article

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