Determining the effect of asymmetric data on the variogram. I. Underlying asymmetry

Computers and Geosciences

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1212-1232

  Kerry, R ^a   Oliver, M A ^b  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asymmetry; Data transformation; Geostatistics; Normality; Simulation; Skewness; Variogram

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; RANDOM PROCESSES; SIMULATED ANNEALING; STATISTICAL METHODS;

DATA TRANSFORMATION; DISTRIBUTED RANDOM FIELDS; GEOSTATISTICS; VARIOGRAM;

DATA PROCESSING;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA PROCESSING; RANDOM PROCESSES; SIMULATED ANNEALING; STATISTICAL METHODS;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; ASYMMETRY; DATA PROCESSING; GEOSTATISTICS; KRIGING; MODEL VALIDATION; PARAMETERIZATION; SIMULATED ANNEALING; SKEWNESS; VARIOGRAM;

EID: 34748920730     PISSN: 00983004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cageo.2007.05.008     Document Type: Article

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