Analysis and Estimation of Natural Processes with Nonhomogeneous Spatial Variation Using Secondary Information

Mathematical Geology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 57-76

  Cassiani, Giorgio ^a,b   Christakos, George ^c  

^a Duke University   (United States)

^b AGIP SpA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Generalized covariances; Kriging; Permissibility criteria; Vector random fields

Indexed keywords

KRIGING; SPATIAL RANDOM FIELD;

EID: 0031803491     PISSN: 08828121     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021761305044     Document Type: Article

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