Spatial and temporal variations in surface water quality of the dam reservoirs in the Tigris River basin, Turkey

Auteur(s) et Affiliation(s)

VAROL, M.

Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Province Control Lab., Diyarbakır, Turquie

GÖKOT, B.

Fac. of Art and Science, Biology Dep., Univ. of Dicle, Diyarbakır, Turquie

BEKLEYEN, A.

Fac. of Art and Science, Biology Dep., Univ. of Dicle, Diyarbakır, Turquie

ŞEN, B.

Fac. of Aquaculture, Dep. of Basic Aquatic Sciences, Fırat Univ., Elazığ, Turquie

Description :
Multivariate statistical techniques, such as cluster analysis (CA), principal component analysis (PCA), factor analysis (FA) and discriminant analysis (DA), were applied to evaluate the temporal/spatial variations of water quality data sets for Kralkızı, Dicle and Batman dam reservoirs in the Tigris River basin, obtained during 1 year (2008–2009) of monitoring. This study highlights the usefulness of multivariate statistical techniques for the evaluation and interpretation of complex water quality data sets, apportionment of pollution sources/factors and the design of a monitoring network for the effective management of water resources. Discriminant analysis showed better results for data reduction and pattern recognition during both spatial and temporal analysis.

Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Catena (Giessen), issn : 0341-8162, 2012, vol. 92, p. 11-21, nombre de pages : 11, Références bibliographiques : 29 ref.

Date :
2012

Editeur :
Pays édition : Allemagne, Cremlingen-Destedt, Catena

Langue :
Anglais