Optimized sample schemes for geostatistical surveys

Mathematical Geology

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 113-134

  Marchant, Ben P ^a   Lark, R M ^a  

^a ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Maximum likelihood; Ordinary kriging; Variogram

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ESTIMATION; OPTIMIZATION; SAMPLING; STATISTICAL METHODS;

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; ESTIMATION METHOD; GEOSTATISTICS; KRIGING; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ANALYSIS; SAMPLING; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SURVEY; VARIOGRAM;

EID: 34047214775     PISSN: 08828121     EISSN: 15738868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11004-006-9069-1     Document Type: Article

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