Space-time geostatistics for geography : a case study of radiation monitoring across parts of Germany

Geostatistical methods in geography part II : applications in physical geography. Special issue

Auteur(s) et Affiliation(s)

HEUVELINK, G.B.M.

dep. of environmental Sciences, Univ., Wageningen, Pays-Bas

GRIFFITH, D.A.

Economic, Political and Policy Sciences, Univ. of Texas, Richardson, Etats-Unis

Description :
This paper first summarizes the main concepts of space-time geostatistics. The AA. use here a model-based geostatistical approach to characterize space-time variability. The space-time variable of interest is treated as a sum of independent stationary spatial, temporal, and spatiotemporal components, which leads to a sum-metric space-time variogram model. Methods are illustrated with a case study of space-time interpolation of monthly averages of detected background radiation for a 5-year period (2003-2007) in 4 German states (Niedersachsen, Nordhein-Westfalen, Bremen, and Rheinland-Pfalz).

Type de document :
Article de monographie

Source :
Geographical analysis, issn : 0016-7363, 2010, vol. 42, n°. 2, p. 161-179, nombre de pages : 19, Références bibliographiques : 41 ref.

Date :
2010

Editeur :
Pays édition : Etats-Unis, Columbus, OH, Ohio State University Press

Langue :
Anglais