Kriging and thin plate splines for mapping climate variables

ITC Journal

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 146-154

  Boer, Eric P J ^a   De Beurs, Kirsten M ^a   Hartkamp, A Dewi ^b  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b INTERNATIONAL MAIZE AND WHEAT IMPROVEMENT CENTER CIMMYT   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Elevation; Interpolation techniques; Maximum temperature; Mexico; Precipitation

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645433676     PISSN: 03032434     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0303-2434(01)85006-6     Document Type: Article

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