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JEH Volume 8 (2000), Paper 5, January 2000 Posted
February 21, 2000
REGIONAL GENERALIZATION IN SUPPORT OF GEOLOGIC MAPPING
Willy R. Rodríguez Miranda
Department of Geosciences, José Antonio Echeverria University
of Technology, Cuba
ABSTRACT
The task of regional generalization for geologic mapping can be simplified
by establishing sectors where the characteristics of observed fields show
certain homogeneities. In many cases, this procedure can reveal the presence
of lateral variations of physical properties that control the behavior
of the intensity of the field. In this study, several techniques used by
different investigators are combined. The results provide a solution to
the problem of regional generalization and, for the first time in Cuba,
the method of principal component analysis is applied to geologic mapping.
The results are presented using both a theoretical model and a field investigation
in western Cuba.
Reference: Rodríguez, W. R.; Regional Generalization
in Support of Geologic Mapping, Journal of Environmental Hydrology,
Vol. 8, Paper 5, January 2000.
W.R. Rodríguez Miranda
Department of Geosciences
Jose Antonio Echeverria University of Technology
Calle 127 s/n, Marianao
Havana, Cuba
Email: willy@civil.ispjae.edu.cu