Linear Estimation

  • Michael Edward Hohn
Part of the Computer Methods in the Geosciences book series (CMG)

Abstract

Drawing a contour map by hand or by computer uses interpolation. Algorithms for this interpolation range from fitting splines, computing trend surfaces, to drawing flat surfaces within triangulations, all requiring some criterion to be satisfied. The geologist working by hand interpolates between pairs of points, draws connecting contours, does some smoothing to make the map look “real,” and perhaps works in some trends derived from geological experience.

Keywords

Control Point Estimation Variance Estimation Standard Error Nugget Effect Initial Potential 
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© Van Nostrand Reinhold 1988

Authors and Affiliations

  • Michael Edward Hohn
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  1. 1.West Virginia Geological and Economic SurveyUSA

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