Scholarly introductory treatment explores the role of modern geostatistics in improved mathematical models of scientific mapping, focusing on the Bayesian maximum entropy approach for studying spatiotemporal distributions of natural variables. 2000 edition.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Preface
1. Spatiotemporal Mapping in Natural Sciences
2. Spatiotemporal Geometry
3. Physical knowledgr
4. The Epistemic Paradigm
5. Mathematical Formulation of the BME Method
6. Analytical Expressions of the Posterior Operator
7. The Choice of a Spatiotemporal Estimate
8. Uncertainty Assessment
9. Modifications of Formal BME Analysis
10. Single-Point Analytical Formulations
11. Multipoint Analytical Formulations
12. Popular Methods in the Light of Modern Spatiotemporal Geostatistics
13. A Call Not to Arms but to Research
Bibliography
Index
