• Integrated PCA-cluster Framework for Classifying Groundwater Level Variation Types in Rural Area

  • Sung-Ho Song1*, Ga-Young Hwang2, and Hwan-Ho Yong2

  • 1Groundwater and Environment Engineering,
    2Rural Research Institute, Korea Rural Community Corporation

  • PCA-군집분석 통합 기법을 이용한 농촌지역 지하수위 변동 유형 분류

  • 송성호1*ㆍ황가영2ㆍ용환호2

  • 1㈜지엔이이엔지, 2한국농어촌공사 농어촌연구원

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This Article

  • 2026; 31(2): 16-26

    Published on Apr 30, 2026

  • 10.7857/JSGE.2026.31.2.016
  • Received on Mar 26, 2026
  • Revised on Apr 6, 2026
  • Accepted on Apr 21, 2026

Correspondence to

  • Sung-Ho Song

  • 1Groundwater and Environment Engineering

  • E-mail: shsong84@hanmail.net