Research Article

Assessment of Groundwater Potential Based on Multicriteria Decision Making Model and Decision Tree Algorithms

Table 5

Rules for groundwater potential grade based on CART.

GradeRule

Very goodRiver density > 0.703; 4304 < topology ≤ 4400; lineament density > 0.713
Lineament density > 0.296; topology ≤ 4304
Lineament density > 0.335; 4304 < topology ≤ 4400; river density > 0.703; slope ≤ 2.386

GoodRiver density < 0.703; 4304 < topology ≤ 4400; lineament density > 0.335
0.335 < lineament density ≤ 0.713; 4304 < topology ≤ 4400; river density > 0.703; slope > 2.386
Lineament density > 0.296; topology > 4400; river density > 0.685

ModerateLineament density ≤ 0.296; lithology, Q
0.296 < lineament density ≤ 0.335; 4304 < topology ≤ 4400
Lineament density > 0.296; topology > 4400; river density ≤ 0.685

PoorLineament density ≤ 0.296; lithology, others except Q