Using the VIKOR method to evaluate the design of a water quality monitoring network in a watershed

International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 303-310

  Chang, C L ^a   Lin, Y T ^a  

^a FENG CHIA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Monitoring network; Multiple criteria analysis; VIKOR; Water quality

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; MONITORING; RIVER POLLUTION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATERSHEDS;

MONITORING NETWORK; MONITORING STATIONS; MULTIPLE CRITERIA ANALYSIS; NON-POINT SOURCE POLLUTION; VIKOR; WATER QUALITY MONITORING; WATER QUALITY MONITORING STATIONS; WATERRESOURCE MANAGEMENT;

WATER QUALITY;

DESIGN; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION; RIVER POLLUTION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER RESOURCE; WATERSHED;

TAIWAN;

EID: 84893603764     PISSN: 17351472     EISSN: 17352630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13762-013-0195-2     Document Type: Article

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