Geostatistical analysis using GIS for mapping groundwater quality: case study in the recharge area of Wadi Usfan, western Saudi Arabia

Arabian Journal of Geosciences

Volumn 7, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 5239-5252

  Marko, Kuswantoro ^a   Al Amri, Nassir S ^a   Elfeki, Amro M M ^a  

^a KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Geostatistics; GIS; Groundwater quality; Ordinary kriging; Semivariogram; Spatial distribution

Indexed keywords

GEOSTATISTICS; GIS; GROUNDWATER RESOURCE; KRIGING; RECHARGE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; VARIOGRAM; WATER QUALITY; WATER TEMPERATURE;

SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 84911807125     PISSN: 18667511     EISSN: 18667538     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12517-013-1156-2     Document Type: Article

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