Exploring a valid model for the variogram of an isotropic spatial process

Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 366-376

  Maglione, D S ^a   Diblasi, Angela M ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA PATAGONIA AUSTRAL   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CUYO   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Isotropy; Quadratic form Bootstrap; Smoothing techniques; Spatial variation; Variogram

Indexed keywords

BOOTSTRAPPING; KRIGING; MODELING; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; VARIOGRAM;

EID: 10444265933     PISSN: 14363240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00477-003-0143-7     Document Type: Article

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