Spatial uncertainty analysis: Propagation of interpolation errors in spatially distributed models

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 91, Issue 1-3, 1996, Pages 213-229

  Phillips, Donald L ^a   Marks, Danny G ^b  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Error; Evapotranspiration; Kriging; Spatial patterns; Uncertainty analysis

Indexed keywords

INTERPOLATION ERROR; KRIGING; MODELLING; SPATIAL PATTERN; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 0030588382     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0304-3800(95)00191-3     Document Type: Article

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