Ruiz Beviá, Francisco, Gomis Yagües, Vicente, Blasco Alemany, Pilar
Application of factor analysis to the hydrogeochemical study of a coastal aquifer
RUIZ BEVIÁ, Francisco; GOMIS YAGÜES, Vicente; BLASCO ALEMANY, Pilar. "Application of factor analysis to the hydrogeochemical study of a coastal aquifer". Journal of Hydrology. Vol. 119, Issues 1-4 (Nov. 1990). ISSN 0022-1694, pp. 169-177
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10045/7761
DOI: 10.1016/0022-1694(90)90041-U
ISSN: 0022-1694
Abstract: 
The use of numerical values for the chemical components of waters from an aquifer as input data for factor analysis is shown to be sometimes more convenient than the use of the logarithms of these figures. Factor analysis was applied to the hydrogeochemical study of a coastal aquifer located in Javea, Alicante (Spain). A set of factors was found which explained the source of the ions in the water and even certain chemical processes which accompany the intrusion of seawater, such as the strong adsorption of K on clay minerals.
Keywords:Coastal aquifers, Factor analysis, Saline water intrusion
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