A boundary reconstruction method for circular fixed-area plots in environmental survey

Journal of Agricultural, Biological, and Environmental Statistics

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 479-494

  Williams, Michael S ^a   Williams, Murray Todd ^b   Mowrer, H Todd ^a  

^a ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Edge affected attributes; Morphing; Torus edge correction

Indexed keywords

EID: 0012953206     PISSN: 10857117     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1198/10857110152946848     Document Type: Article

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