Geostatistical Methods in Water Resources
Dominique Fasbender,
Dominique Fasbender
Institute for Environment and Sustainability, Ispra, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorDominique Fasbender,
Dominique Fasbender
Institute for Environment and Sustainability, Ispra, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorFirst published: 15 January 2013
Abstract
This article intends to present, through various examples of applications, how geostatistical methods have contributed to a better understanding of water resources around the world. Each section is dedicated to a particular water resource and regroups the different applications in which geostatistical methods have been applied. These sections are not meant to be exhaustive but illustrative. A final section presenting a list of useful software and toolboxes has also been added.
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