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Basic Steps in Geostatistics: The Variogram and Kriging

  • Takes readers through the essential steps in computing and modelling the variogram, which is often done in a black-box environment that does not lead to an understanding of the spatial variation
  • Short computer code to guide users in GenStat as a learning medium
  • Unique and succinct information
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: SpringerBriefs in Agriculture (BRIEFSAGRO)

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Table of contents (6 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
  2. Introduction

    • Margaret A. Oliver, Richard Webster
    Pages 1-9
  3. Regionalized Variable Theory

    • Margaret A. Oliver, Richard Webster
    Pages 11-13
  4. The Variogram and Modelling

    • Margaret A. Oliver, Richard Webster
    Pages 15-42
  5. Geostatistical Prediction: Kriging

    • Margaret A. Oliver, Richard Webster
    Pages 43-69
  6. Sampling

    • Margaret A. Oliver, Richard Webster
    Pages 71-83
  7. Dealing with Trend

    • Margaret A. Oliver, Richard Webster
    Pages 85-94
  8. Back Matter

    Pages 95-100

About this book

This brief will provide a bridge in succinct form between the geostatistics textbooks and the computer manuals for `push-button' practice. It is becoming increasingly important for practitioners, especially neophytes, to understand what underlies modern geostatistics and the currently available software so that they can choose sensibly and draw correct conclusions from their analysis and mapping. The brief will contain some theory, but only that needed for practitioners to understand the essential steps in analyses. It will guide readers sequentially through the stages of properly designed sampling, exploratory data analysis, variography (computing the variogram and modelling it), followed by ordinary kriging and finally mapping kriged estimates and their errors. There will be short section on trend and universal kriging. Other types of kriging will be mentioned so that readers can delve further in the substantive literature to tackle more complex tasks.

Reviews

“This text provides a condensed introduction to the fundamental principles, albeit better suited to reader from a mathematical background … . its greatest value may be as a concise reference.” (Markus Eichhorn, Frontiers of Biogeography, Vol. 7 (3), 2015)

Authors and Affiliations

  • Soil Research Centre, University of Reading, Reading, United Kingdom

    Margaret A. Oliver

  • Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, United Kingdom

    Richard Webster

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eBook USD 59.99
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Softcover Book USD 79.99
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