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The results are presented of a comparison of four different methods of interpolating observed hydrocarbon depths in monitoring wells, as well as a comparison of different methods of selecting sampling points for interpolation. The results provide criteria for selecting one interpolation method over another, under different scenarios. The methods analyzed are: (1) inverse-distance weighting; (2) punctual kriging; (3) minimum surface curvature; and (4) Akima's quintic polynomial.
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Cooke, R., Mostaghimi, S. & Parker, J.C. Estimating oil spill characteristics from oil heads in scattered monitoring wells. Environ Monit Assess 28, 33–51 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00547210
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