Geostatistics for Engineers and Earth Scientists

1999
ISBN: 978-0-7923-8523-3
Verlag: Springer US

Buch, Englisch, 303 Seiten, HC runder Rücken kaschiert, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 1390 g

Engineers and earth scientists are increasingly interested in quantitative methods for the analysis, interpretation, and modeling of data that imperfectly describe natural processes or attributes measured at geographical locations. Inference from imperfect knowledge is the realm of classical statistics. In the case of many natural phenomena, auto- and cross- correlation preclude the use of classical statistics. The appropriate choice in such circumstances is geostatistics, a collection of numerical techniques for the characterization of spatial attributes similar to the treatment in time series analysis of auto-correlated temporal data. As in time series analysis, most geostatistical techniques employ random variables to model the uncertainty that goes with the assessments. The applicability of the methods is not limited by the physical nature of the attributes.
presents a concise introduction to geostatistics with an emphasis on detailed explanations of methods that are parsimonious, nonredundant, and through the test of time have proved to work satisfactorily for a variety of attributes and sampling schemes. Most of these methods are various forms of kriging and stochastic simulation. The presentation follows a modular approach making each chapter as self-contained as possible, thereby allowing for reading of individual chapters, reducing excessive cross-referencing to previous results and offering possibilities for reviewing similar derivations under slightly different circumstances. Guidelines and rules are offered wherever possible to help choose from among alternative methods and to select parameters, thus relieving the user from making subjective calls based on an experience that has yet to be acquired.
is intended to assist in the formal teaching of geostatistics or as a self tutorial for anybody who ismotivated to employ geostatistics for sampling design, data analysis, or natural resource characterization. Real data sets are used to illustrate the application of the methodology.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Olea, Ricardo A.

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Geologie Geodäsie, Kartographie, Fernerkundung
• Mathematik | Informatik Mathematik Stochastik Mathematische Statistik
• Naturwissenschaften Physik Angewandte Physik Geophysik
• Technische Wissenschaften Bauingenieurwesen Boden- und Felsmechanik, Geotechnik
• Geowissenschaften Geologie Geotechnik
• Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Geodäsie, Kartographie, GIS, Fernerkundung
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Forschung und Information Datenanalyse, Datenverarbeitung
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Angewandte Ökologie
• Mathematik | Informatik Mathematik Stochastik Wahrscheinlichkeitsrechnung
• Geowissenschaften Geologie Geologie
• Geowissenschaften Geologie Geophysik
• Geowissenschaften Geologie GIS, Geoinformatik
• Technische Wissenschaften Technik Allgemein Computeranwendungen in der Technik
• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Angewandte Informatik Computeranwendungen in Wissenschaft & Technologie
• Technische Wissenschaften Umwelttechnik | Umwelttechnologie Luftreinhaltung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1: Introduction.- 2: Simple Kriging.- 3: Normalization.- 4: Ordinary Kriging.- 5: The Semivariogram.- 6: Universal Kriging.- 7: Crossvalidation.- 8: Drift and Residuals.- 9: Stochastic Simulation.- 10: Reliability.- 11: Cumulative Distribution Estimators.- 12: Block Kriging.- 13: Ordinary Cokriging.- 14: Regionalized Classification.- References.- Appendix A: West Lyons Field Sampling.- Appendix B: High Plains Aquifer Sampling.- Appendix C: UNCF Sampling.- Appendix D: Dakota Aquifer Sampling.- Author Index.