Linear interpolation and joint model fitting of experimental transiograms for Markov chain simulation of categorical spatial variables

International Journal of Geographical Information Science

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 821-839

  Li, Weidong ^a,b   Zhang, Chuanrong ^b  

^a HUAZHONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Categorical spatial variable; Expert knowledge; Markov chain random field; Transiogram

Indexed keywords

COMPLEXITY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; EXPERT SYSTEM; GIS; INTERPOLATION; LINEARITY; MARKOV CHAIN; NUMERICAL MODEL;

EID: 77951167117     PISSN: 13658816     EISSN: 13623087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13658810903127991     Document Type: Article

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