Trend analysis of groundwater using non-parametric methods (case study: Ardabil plain)

Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 547-559

  Daneshvar Vousoughi, Farnaz ^a   Dinpashoh, Yagob ^a   Aalami, Mohammad Taghi ^a   Jhajharia, Deepak ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TABRIZ   (Iran)

^b NORTH EASTERN REGIONAL INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Ardabil plain; Groundwater level; Groundwater quality; Homogeneity; Iran; Mann Kendall; Trend

Indexed keywords

GROUNDWATER; WATER QUALITY;

ARDABIL PLAIN; HOMOGENEITY; IRAN; MANN-KENDALL; TREND;

HYDROCHEMISTRY;

GROUNDWATER; HOMOGENEITY; HYDROCHEMISTRY; TREND ANALYSIS; WATER LEVEL;

ARDABIL; IRAN;

EID: 84872502448     PISSN: 14363240     EISSN: 14363259     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00477-012-0599-4     Document Type: Article

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