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The indicator approach, whereby the data are used through their rank order, allows a nonparametric approach to the data bivariate distribution. Such rich structural information allows a nonparametric risk-qualified, estimation of local and global spatial distributions.
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Journel, A.G. Nonparametric estimation of spatial distributions. Mathematical Geology 15, 445–468 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01031292
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