A comparison of spatial interpolation methods and a fuzzy areal evaluation scheme in environmental site characterization

Computers, Environment and Urban Systems

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 399-422

  Ozdamar L ^a   Demirhan, M ^b   Ozpinar A ^b  

^a ISTANBUL KULTUR UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b YEDITEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Environmental site characterization; Fuzzy areal evaluation; Spatial interpolation

Indexed keywords

FUZZY SETS; INTERPOLATION; STATISTICS;

FUZZY AREAL EVALUATION SCHEME; SPATIAL INTERPOLATION METHODS;

URBAN PLANNING;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FUZZY MATHEMATICS; INTERPOLATION; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0032715113     PISSN: 01989715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0198-9715(99)00032-0     Document Type: Article

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