Interpretation of water quality data by principal components analysis


Mazlum N., Özer A., Mazlum S.

Turkish Journal of Engineering and Environmental Sciences, cilt.23, sa.1, ss.19-26, 1999 (Scopus, TRDizin) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 23 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 1999
  • Dergi Adı: Turkish Journal of Engineering and Environmental Sciences
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.19-26
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Multivariate analysis, Principal components analysis, Quality variables, River-basin, Water quality
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

A variety of methods are being used to display the information which is concealed in the quality variables observed in a water quality monitoring network. A large portion of these approaches are statistical methods. When the number of variables is greater than two, employment of multivariate analysis techniques gives simpler and more easily interpretable results for the evaluation of observed quality data. In this study, it was attempted to determine factors that caused variations in water quality at the Agackoy Monitoring station on the Porsuk Tributary in the Sakarya river-basin by principal components analysis. A variety of methods are being used to display the information which is concealed in the quality variables observed in a water quality monitoring network. A large portion of these approaches are statistical methods. When the number of variables is greater than two, employment of multivariate analysis techniques gives simpler and more easily interpretable results for the evaluation of observed quality data. In this study, it was attempted to determine factors that caused variations in water quality at the Agackoy Monitoring station on the Porsuk Tributary in the Sakarya river-basin by principal components analysis.