Overview and technical and practical aspects for use of geostatistics in hazardous-, toxic-, and radioactive-waste-site investigations
Technical and practical aspects of applying geostatistics are developed for individuals involved in investigation at hazardous-, toxic-, and radioactive-waste sites. Important geostatistical concepts, such as variograms and ordinary, universal, and indicator kriging, are described in general terms for introductory purposes and in more detail for practical applications. Variogram modeling using measured ground-water elevation data is described in detail to illustrate principles of stationarity, anisotropy, transformations, and cross validation. Several examples of kriging applications are described using ground-water-level elevations, bedrock elevations, and ground-water-quality data. A review of contemporary literature and selected public domain software associated with geostatistics also is provided, as is a discussion of alternative methods for spatial modeling, including inverse distance weighting, triangulation, splines, trend-surface analysis, and simulation.
- Research Organization:
- Geological Survey, Water Resources Div., Denver, CO (United States); Corps of Engineers, Washington, DC (United States)
- OSTI ID:
- 684717
- Report Number(s):
- PB-99-165326/XAB; USGS/WRI-98-4145; TRN: 99:010093
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: DN: See also PB89-151252.; PBD: 1999
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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