Identifying the hydrochemical processes of groundwater in wadi na’man, Western Saudi Arabia using factor analysis

Arabian Journal of Geosciences

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 501-511

  Subyani, Ali M ^a  

^a KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Factor analysis; Groundwater; Hydrochemical processes; Multivariate analysis; Saudi Arabia; Wadi Na man

Indexed keywords

EID: 85028233267     PISSN: 18667511     EISSN: 18667538     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12517-010-0207-1     Document Type: Article

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