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Atmospheric deposition to remote receptors III. Statistical analysis of precipitation data from the ILWAS-network

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A statistical analysis of the precipitation data base from the Integrated Lake-Watershed Acidification Study (ILWAS) is presented. Included in this analysis are: equivalence of distributional form of the concentrations, ion pair concentration analysis, regression by site and season, precipitation type, and multiple regressions. The analysis emphasizes the ions: H, NH4, SO4, and NO3. Variability in H is explained largely through SO4 and NO3; spatial variability for the species pairs SO4-H, NO3-H, SO4-NH4; and NO3-NH4 does not suggest significant differences between sites on a seasonal basis.

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    Present address: School of Chemical Engineering, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK

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Altwicker, E.R., Shanaghan, P.E. & Johannes, A.H. Atmospheric deposition to remote receptors III. Statistical analysis of precipitation data from the ILWAS-network. Water Air Soil Pollut 28, 71–88 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00184071

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