A kernel-based method for nonparametric estimation of variograms

Statistica Neerlandica

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 173-197

  Yu, Keming ^a   Mateu, Jorge ^b   Porcu, Emilio ^b  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITAT JAUME I   (Spain)

Author keywords

Geostatistics; Kernel function; Nonparametric estimation; Smoothing parameter; Spatial adaptation; Variogram

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247637687     PISSN: 00390402     EISSN: 14679574     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9574.2007.00326.x     Document Type: Article

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