Simulation of geological domains using the plurigaussian model: New developments and computer programs

Computers and Geosciences

Volumn 33, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1189-1201

  Emery, Xavier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Categorical variables; Gaussian random fields; Geostatistics; Lithofacies; Random sets; Stochastic simulation

Indexed keywords

GAUSSIAN RANDOM FIELDS; GEOLOGICAL DOMAINS; GEOSTATISTICS; LITHOFACIES; PLURIGAUSSIAN MODEL; RANDOM SETS; STOCHASTIC SIMULATION;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS; GEOLOGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MINERAL RESOURCES; MINERALOGY; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; RANDOM PROCESSES; STATISTICS;

LITHOLOGY;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS; GEOLOGY; LITHOLOGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MINERAL RESOURCES; MINERALOGY; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; RANDOM PROCESSES; STATISTICS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; GAUSSIAN METHOD; GEOSTATISTICS; LITHOFACIES; STOCHASTICITY;

EID: 34447504630     PISSN: 00983004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cageo.2007.01.006     Document Type: Article

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