Estimating variogram uncertainty

Mathematical Geology

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 867-898

  Marchant, Ben P ^a   Lark, R M ^a  

^a SILSOE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ergodic; Error; Nonergodic; Simulation tests

Indexed keywords

GEOSTATISTICS; NUMERICAL METHOD; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; VARIOGRAM;

EID: 9144224955     PISSN: 08828121     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:MATG.0000048797.08986.a7     Document Type: Article

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