Model-based clustering of hydrochemical data to demarcate natural versus human impacts on bedrock groundwater quality in rural areas, South Korea

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 519, Issue PA, 2014, Pages 626-636

  Kim, Kyoung Ho ^a   Yun, Seong Taek ^a   Park, Seong Sook ^a,b   Joo, Yongsung ^c   Kim, Tae Seung ^d  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

^b Hanyang University   (South Korea)

^c Dongguk University   (South Korea)

^d National Institute of Environmental Research   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bedrock groundwater quality; Hydrochemistry; Model based clustering; Natural versus anthropogenic processes; Normal (Gaussian) mixture model

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC PROCESS; BEDROCK GROUNDWATERS; HUMAN IMPACT; HYDROCHEMICAL DATA; MIXTURE MODEL; MODEL-BASED CLUSTERING; SOUTH KOREA;

HYDROCHEMISTRY;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BEDROCK; FLUORIDE; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER RESOURCE; HYDROCHEMISTRY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NITRATE; WATER QUALITY;

SOUTH KOREA;

EID: 84906736623     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2014.07.055     Document Type: Article

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