KRIGING AND AUTOMATED VARIOGRAM MODELING WITHIN A MOVING WINDOW
KRIGING AND AUTOMATED VARIOGRAM MODELING WITHIN A MOVING WINDOW
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DOI:
10.1016/0960-1686(90)90508-k
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发表时间:
1990-01-01
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HAAS, TC
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HAAS, TC
A spatial estimation procedure based on ordinary kriging is described and evaluated which consists of using only sampling sites contained within a moving window centered at the estimate location for modeling the covariance structure and constructing the kriging equations. The moving window, by depending on local data only to estimate the spatial covariance structure and calculate the estimate, is less affected by spatial trend in the data than conventional kriging approaches and implicity models covariance nonstationarity. The window''s covariance structure is estimated by automatically fitting a spherical variogram model to the unbiased estimates of semi-variance calculated at several lags. The automatic fit uses nonlinear least squares regression constrained by the nugget parameter being nonnegative. This estimation method is compared to the more standard method of ordinary kriging over fixed subregions by using both procedures in the analysis of NADP/NTN sulfate deposition data in the conterminous U.S. For this analysis, we find that the moving window scheme provides local variogram models which are minimally affected by trend, and that also this use of an ensemble of variograms allows the accurate modeling of a spatially changing covariance structure. Accurate spatial covariance modeling is needed by acid deposition effects researchers because it is a prerequisite for the calculation of defensible deposition confidence intervals from the error (kriging) variance.