Combining Statistical Methodologies in Water Quality Monitoring in a Hydrological Basin: Space and Time Approaches

Abstract

In this work are discussed some statistical approaches that combine multivariate statistical techniques and time series analysis in order to describe and model spatial patterns and temporal evolution by observing hydrological series of water quality variables recorded in time and space. These approaches are illustrated with a data set collected in the River Ave hydrological basin located in the Northwest region of Portugal.