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    Wave to wave and wave to zonal mean flow kinetic energy exchanges during contrasting monsoon years (1982)
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    Pure and applied geophysics 120 (1982), S. 463-482 
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    Keywords: Wave-wave interactions ; Monsoon variations ; Tropical meteorology
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
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    Notes: Abstract Fourier analysis of the monthly mean northern hemispheric geopotential heights for the levels 700 mb and 300 mb are undertaken for the months of April through to August. The wave to wave and wave to zonal mean flow kinetic energy interactions are computed for specified latitude bands of the northern hemisphere during the pre-monsoon period (April to May) and monsoon period (June through to August) for bad monsoon years (1972, 1974, 1979) and for years of good monsoon rainfall over India (1967, 1973, 1977). Planetary scale waves (waves 1 to 4) are the major kinetic energy source in the upper atmosphere during the monsoon months. Waves 1 and 2 in particular are a greater source of kinetic energy to other waves via both wave to wave interactions as well as wave to zonal mean flow interactions in good monsoon years than in bad monsoon years. The zonal mean flow shows significantly larger gains in the kinetic energy with a strengthening of zonal westerlies in good monsoon years than in bad monsoon years.
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    Greatest observed one-day point and areal rainfall of India (1981)
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    Pure and applied geophysics 119 (1981), S. 922-933 
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    Keywords: Extreme precipitation ; Tropical meteorology
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    Notes: Abstract The greatest one-day rain amounts recorded at individual stations in the country during the last 41-year period from 1940 onwards were examined for all observatories as well as State rain-gauge stations in an attempt to bring out up-to-date information on the greatest recorded point rainfall for the duration of one day. Outstanding one-day point rainfall amounts recorded prior to 1940 were also examined and have been included in this note along with their date and year of occurrence by way of comparison. A generalized chart has been prepared based on the percentage ratios of the greatest one-day rainfall to the mean annual rainfall of about 300 observatory stations distributed uniformly over the entire country. On the basis of Depth-Area-Duration (DAD) analyses of the most severe rainstorms which occurred over different plain areas of the country, it has been found that the 2 July, 1941, rainstorm gave the highest areal rain depths in the country for different areas. Comparison with similar areal rain depths of the tropical USA has shown that rain depths of the July, 1941, rainstorm were higher for all areas excepting the areas of 500 sq. miles (1295 sq. km) and 1000 sq. miles (2590 sq. km).
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    Low-latitude total ozone measurements in the Brazilian sector (1982)
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    Pure and applied geophysics 120 (1982), S. 615-625 
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    Keywords: Quasi biennial oscillations ; Total ozone ; Tropical meteorology
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    Notes: Abstract Regular measurements of the atmospheric ozone in the Brazilian sector were started at Cachoeira Paulista (22.7°S, 45.0°W), and Natal (5.8°S, 35.2°W) in May 1974 and November 1978, respectively. The results of the total ozone measurements carried out at these two stations up to 1981 are presented in this communication and compared with other low-and mid-latitude stations. Although Natal is an equatorial station, it presents a prominent annual variation, and the average total ozone content is high compared to satellite measurements. During 1977–78, abnormally low values of total ozone were observed at Cachoeira Paulista. Some preliminary results about the QBO 9quasi-biennial oscillation) during 1974–81 are also presented.
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    On the propagation of streamers through a large population of neutral droplets (1982)
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    Pure and applied geophysics 120 (1982), S. 673-681 
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    Keywords: Atmospheric electricity ; Neutral droplets ; Tropical meteorology
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    Notes: Abstract Streamers were injected into a large population of small droplets, of radii about 20 μm, confined to a given region of pre-determined shape on a photographic film, and situated in a gap between which a variable electric field can be applied. Results showed that the droplet region behaves like a dipole discharging from both ends if its inclination to the electric field is less than 45° and the field is not less than −230 kV/m at atmospheric pressure. We deduced that streamer intensification will occur at relatively low fields if there exists pockets of large number density of small droplets.
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    Was the July 1981 rainstorm over Rajasthan unprecedented? (1982)
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    Pure and applied geophysics 120 (1982), S. 483-494 
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    Keywords: Flood ; Precipitation ; Tropical meteorology
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    Notes: Abstract The rainstorm of 17 to 21 July 1981 which caused exceptionally heavy rains and floods in arid Rajasthan, was analysed. It was observed that 7 stations in the rainstorm area broke their previous 80-year record of one-day rainfall, and two of these stations equalled their respective estimates of probable maximum precipitation (PMP). A comparison of areal raindepths of this rainstorm with the similar raindepths of past severe-most rainstorms of this region showed that this rainstorm gave unprecedented raindepths up to about 38 850 sq. km (i.e. 15 000 sq. miles) for a 3-day duration.
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    Comparison of point cloudiness and sunshine derived cloud cover in India (1982)
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    Pure and applied geophysics 120 (1982), S. 495-502 
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    Keywords: Cloudiness ; Sunshine ; Tropical meteorology
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    Notes: Abstract The relationship between point cloudiness and sunshine derived cloud cover in India is investigated using data collected from 33 stations. It has been found that point cloudiness, in general, overestimates sunshine derived cloud cover. The latitudinal dependence of the overestimation is discussed. The significance of the precise quantification of cloudiness in radiation budget studies is briefly mentioned.
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    Some measurements of the extinction coefficients of solar radiation in Lagos (1980)
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    Pure and applied geophysics 118 (1980), S. 775-782 
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    Keywords: Aerosol extinction ; Solar radiation ; Tropical meteorology
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    Notes: Abstract Solar radiance measurements covering over seventeen months are analysed for a location beside the Lagos Lagoon. The aerosol extinction coefficient was generally higher in the dusty months than in the wet months. ‘Clean air’ estimates of the coefficient are made. Data on its wavelength dependence are also presented.
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    Turbidity measurements at coastal and inland sites in India (1980)
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    Pure and applied geophysics 119 (1980), S. 24-30 
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    Keywords: Radiation ; Tropical meteorology ; Turbidity
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    Notes: Abstract Analysis of turbidity measurements using a Volz sunphotometer, at three sites in India, two of them coastal and one inland, is reported. The sites are rural, far from industrial activity. After making an error analysis of the measurement technique the seasonal variations in turbidity parameters are interpreted in relation to the concurrent changes in relevant meteorological parameters like wind speed, wind direction, temperature and humidity. At coastal sites, the turbidity and the atmospheric salt concentration are found to be well correlated though the correlation coefficient varies between sites.
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    Water vapour transport of the pre-monsoon period and the general performance of the Indian summer monsoon (1982)
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    Pure and applied geophysics 120 (1982), S. 67-78 
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    Keywords: Monsoon ; Transport ; Tropical meteorology ; Water vapour
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    Notes: Abstract The advective monthly mean transfer of water vapour in the layer below 700 mbar is investigated for India for the years 1962 to 1972 and for the months January to September. The average zonal and meridional components of the transfer of water vapour for India are obtained. They are further averaged for different combinations of the pre-monsoon months from January to May and are correlated with the summer monsoon rainfall. The correlation coefficients for zonal transfer of water vapour are either negative or small positive for different combinations of the months mentioned above. The correlation coefficients for the meridional transfer of water vapour are positive. The maximum value is 0.74 for the March to May combination and is statistically significant at the 1% level. An extensive investigation is, therefore, made for the March to May averages of water vapour transfer for four broad regions of India. The parameters of water vapour transfer for these regions are compared with the threshold values and the prediction category, normal or drought, for the subsequent summer monsoon season is determined for all years. The correlation coefficient between the index of drought, as determined from parameters of water vapour transport and rainfall departure, is statistically significant at the 2% level.
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    Application of a stochastic model to the frequency and duration of monsoon rainfall (1982)
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    Pure and applied geophysics 120 (1982), S. 79-94 
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    Keywords: Monsoon ; Rainfall ; Tropical meteorology
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    Notes: Abstract The paper deals with an application of a stochastic model to the frequency and duration of precipitation events. With the aid of the model, the magnitudes ofmth highest rainfall amount in 24 hours' duration with 97.5% probability are obtained for various climatic regimes over a tropical monsoon region. There is good agreement between them-day minimum rainfall estimated through the model and the observed value. The model satisfactorily explains the frequency of the extreme rainfall event.
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    Results of twenty years of atmospheric electricity research at Ibadan (1982)
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    Pure and applied geophysics 120 (1982), S. 123-135 
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    Keywords: Tropical meteorology ; Atmospheric electricity
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    Notes: Abstract The results of atmospheric electric measurements over a twenty year period (1961–1980) are reviewed for Ibadan situated in the tropical rain forest of Nigeria. The aim is to present the data in an easily accessible form.
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    The lognormal approach to predicting local distributions of selective mining unit grades (1980)
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    Mathematical geology 12 (1980), S. 285-303 
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    Keywords: geostatistics ; lognormal distribution ; mine planning ; ore reserve estimation
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    Notes: Abstract When planning highly selective mining operations, the challenge is to estimate mineable ore reserves that will be selected at the mining stage. From exploration data it is not possible to estimate accurately the grade (or thickness) of each future selective mining unit; however, it is possible to estimate the local distributions of these mining unit grades within large panels suitable for long-range mine planning. Application of a cut-off then allows estimation of the recovered ore tonnage and grade within each such panel. Derivation of local conditional distributions is rather simple when the grade is either normally or lognormally distributed. The geologically important lognormal case is fully described both in the stationary and the nonstationary case. Cross validations of these techniques using the exploration data of the Imouraren uranium deposit are presented.
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    The random coin method: Solution of the problem of the simulation of a random function in the plane (1980)
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    Mathematical geology 12 (1980), S. 25-32 
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    Keywords: random function ; geostatistics ; simulation ; covariance
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    Notes: Abstract This paper presents a new geostatistical method to obtain realizations of stationary random functions in the plane.
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    Disjunctive kriging: Comparison of theory with actual results (1980)
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    Mathematical geology 12 (1980), S. 305-320 
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    Keywords: disjunctive kriging ; logarithmic kriging ; gold evaluation ; geostatistics
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    Notes: Abstract The method of disjunctive kriging is applied to the evaluation of blocks of ore in a gold mine, and the estimated block values are compared with the true block values. First the theory of disjunctive kriging as applicable to mine valuation is presented from the user's viewpoint. The theory is then applied to process sample values originating from a large gold mine. Using the computer simulation of a number of sampling programs, estimated values and true values are compared. The disjunctive kriging estimates are also compared with estimates obtained by other methods of evaluation, including logarithmic kriging. It is shown that the results obtained, using real world data, are in complete agreement with the results expected according to the geostatistical theory.
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    Statistical and geostatistical methods applied to the exploration work of the Nanisivik Zn-Pb mine, Baffin Island, Canada (1980)
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    Mathematical geology 12 (1980), S. 321-337 
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    Keywords: geostatistics ; kriging ; variogram analysis
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    Notes: Abstract The Nanisivik Pb-Zn deposit at Strathcona Sound, northern Baffin Island, Canada, is an orebody that is an S-shaped lens 3000 m long, 75 m wide, and 2–20 m thick. It is an epigenetic karst channel filling. Total reserves are 6.9 million short tons of 14.12% Zn, 1.4% Pb, and 1.77 oz of Ag per ton. The mine was brought into production in 1976 at a rate of 2000 short tons per day. In the preproduction phase variogram studies based only on surface holes indicated a random distribution. For the evaluation of grades and for the determination of the confidence limits, classic statistical procedures were applied. Since the drilling density was different in different ore zones, a model was developed to test the effect of different drill hole spacings on the uncertainties in the present value in a discounted cash flow model. After the initial development and mining stage, structures could be recognized in semivariograms. Studies for a best drilling grid showed that the pattern of 25 ×20 m used in the mine could be extended to 35 ×35 m, taking into account that eight stopes are mined simultaneously. For ore reserve calculations weighing factors were calculated by kriging for six universally applicable geometric situations. Only the drill holes within a block and immediately surrounding it were taken into account. A test in a well-known zone yielded satisfactory results. A test to predict highs and lows of the grade accurately enough to optimally place the pillars failed.
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    The effect of drift on the experimental semivariogram (1982)
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    Mathematical geology 14 (1982), S. 309-319 
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    Keywords: Bias ; drift ; semivariogram ; geostatistics
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    Notes: Abstract When nonlinear drift is present, the nature of the bias in the experimental semivariogram estimator of the semivariogram function is determined by the extent and density of the sampling as well as by the drift function itself. The bias caused by drift may affect the interpretation of the experimental semivariogram over its entire range.
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    Prediction of local ore recoveries and ore-waste ratios at the silver bell uranium mine (1982)
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    Mathematical geology 14 (1982), S. 645-660 
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    Keywords: geostatistics ; uranium ; production forecast
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    Notes: Abstract Geostatistical estimation techniques were customized to allow forecasting of production figures at the Silver Bell uranium mine (Uravan District).Surface drill hole data were used to provide a block model of kriged estimators of average uranium grades. Figures for recoverable ore grade and the ore-waste ratio are then deduced from regressive curves previously obtained from underground information and production data. Cross-validations of the entire model were performed and were found positive.
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    The combination of sampling and kriging in the regional estimation of coal resources (1982)
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    Mathematical geology 14 (1982), S. 87-106 
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    Keywords: coal ; geostatistics ; kriging ; regional estimation ; systematic sampling
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    Notes: Abstract Two-dimensional systematic sampling of small plots followed by the kriging of those plots may be employed to obtain regional estimates of coal resources and measures of the accuracy of the estimates. The use of sampling makes large savings in computation possible. Two case studies involving the estimation of coal tonnage are discussed.
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    Nonparametric estimation of spatial distributions (1983)
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    Mathematical geology 15 (1983), S. 445-468 
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    Keywords: indicator kriging ; geostatistics ; nonparametric
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    Notes: Abstract 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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    Comparison of geostatistical calculations with the results of open pit mining at the Iharkut bauxite district, Hungary: A case study (1984)
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    Mathematical geology 16 (1984), S. 173-191 
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    Keywords: geostatistics ; reserve evaluation ; bauxite prospecting ; open-pit mining
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    Notes: Abstract Geostatistical calculations were carried out on two completely exhausted open-pit bauxite mines in the Iharkut bauxite district, Hungary. Fictitious regular drilling grids were laid on the maps, and horizontal variograms were calculated for drilling grids evaluating the bauxite surface, footwall surface, and bauxite thickness. Point kriging was carried out for all three parameters. Bauxite reserves were calculated using block kriging for bauxite thickness. The total estimation variance of the reserves has been established. Results were compared with real reserves obtained from the mine maps.
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    The multigaussian approach and its applications to the estimation of local reserves (1983)
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    Mathematical geology 15 (1983), S. 259-286 
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    Keywords: geostatistics ; local recovery ; conditional expectation ; multigaussian kriging ; disjunctive kriging
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    Notes: Abstract The performance of the geostatistical techniques of disjunctive kriging and multigaussian kriging for the estimation of local recovered reserves are compared using a simulated deposit.
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    Conditional estimation variances: An empirical approach (1984)
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    Mathematical geology 16 (1984), S. 327-350 
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    Keywords: geostatistics ; estimation variance ; recoverable reserves
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    Notes: Abstract One of the tasks routinely carried out by geostatisticians is the evaluation of global mining reserves corresponding to a given cutoff grade and size of selective mining units. A long with these recovery figures, the geostatistician generally provides an assessment of the global estimation variance, which represents the precision of the overall average grade estimate, when no cutoff is applied. Such a global estimation variance is of limited interest for evaluating mining projects; what is required is the reliability of the estimate of recovered reserves or, in other words, the conditional estimation variance. Unfortunately, classical linear geostatistical methods fail to provide an easy way to estimate this variance. Through the use of simulated deposits (representing various types of regionalization)the present paper reviews and discusses the effects of changes in cutoff grade and selective mining unit size on the conditional estimation variance. It is shown that, when the cutoff grade is applied to a pointsupport (sample-size)distribution, the conditional estimation variance appears to be readily accessible by classical formulas, once the conditional semivariogram is known. However, the evaluation of the conditional estimation variance seems to be less straightforward for the general case when a cutoff is applied to the average grade distribution of selective mining units. Empirical approximation formulas for the conditional estimation variance are tentatively proposed, and their performance in the case of the simulated deposits is shown. The limitations of these approximations are discussed, and possible ways of formalizing the problem suggested.
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    Regression revisited (1983)
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    Mathematical geology 15 (1983), S. 517-536 
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    Keywords: Kriging ; geostatistics ; regression effect
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    Notes: Abstract One traditional method of estimating ore reserves is to allocate the arithmetic mean of local samples to each block or stope within the deposit. Thirty years ago, Krige showed that this method produced a “bias” in the estimates, in that high values were commonly overestimated and low values underestimated. This bias became known as the “regression effect” because it could usually be corrected by an empirical regression relationship derived from previously mined areas. This paper shows how the regression effect can be reconciled with the geostatistical method of kriging and how a simple regression line may be derived before any areas are mined out. The method is similar to kriging with known mean, but acknowledges that the overall mean of the deposit may not be known precisely.
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    Cokriging of aquifer transmissivities from field measurements of transmissivity and specific capacity (1984)
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    Mathematical geology 16 (1984), S. 19-35 
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    Keywords: groundwater ; geostatistics ; cokriging ; kriging ; transmissivity ; specific capacity
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    Notes: Abstract This paper presents a new application of the cokriging technique for constructing maps of aquifer transmissivity from field measurements of transmissivity and specific capacity. The technique is illustrated using data from Yolo Basin, California. Cokriging is well-suited for estimating undersampled variables. To improve the accuracy of the estimation, cokriging considers the spatial auto-correlation of the variable to be estimated and the spatial cross-correlation between the variable to be estimated and other, better-sampled variables. Consequently, in regions that lack data of the variable to be estimated, accurate estimation can still be made on the basis of auto- and cross-correlation. In addition, estimation variances can be obtained with a little additional computation effort.
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    Exact formulas for approximating variogram function integrals (1980)
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    Mathematical geology 12 (1980), S. 577-588 
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    Keywords: variogram ; geostatistics ; estimation
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    Notes: Abstract The application of regionalized variables requires the estimation of the variogram function and the evaluation of its integral. By representing the variogram by a polygonal function the integral may be easily approximated by closed form representations of polygonal integrals. This approach provides a basis for more extensive statistical evaluation not evident in existing approximation methods. This paper provides the closed form representations for two-dimensional variogram functions whose domain is represented by a finite collection of rectangles.
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    On the estimation of the generalized covariance function (1982)
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    Mathematical geology 14 (1982), S. 57-64 
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    Keywords: estimation ; generalized covariance function ; generalized increments ; geostatistics ; intrinsic random functions ; multicollinearity
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    Notes: Abstract The estimation of the generalized covariance function, K, is a major problem in the use of intrinsic random functions of order k to obtain kriging estimates. The precise estimation by least-squares regression of the parameters in polynomial models for K is made difficult by the nature of the distribution of the dependent variable and the multicollinearity of the independent variables.
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    A geostatistical approach to predicting the washability characteristics of coal in situ (1981)
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    Mathematical geology 13 (1981), S. 321-329 
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    Keywords: coal washability ; disjunctive kriging ; geostatistics
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    Notes: Abstract The washability characteristics of coal are dependent on two basic relations: the ash assay vs. relative density curve, and the distribution by weight of the relative densities of coal particles. Armstrong and Whitmore (1980) demonstrated that the ash content and the yield of coal floating at a particular density can be predicted with reasonable accuracy using a simple inverse proportionality relation for the ash assay vs. density curve and a lognormal model for the distribution. In this paper, geostatistical techniques are used in conjunction with the two models to predict the washability characteristics of coal in situ.
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    Geostatistical estimation of parameters for hydrologic transport modeling (1981)
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    Mathematical geology 13 (1981), S. 415-428 
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    Keywords: geostatistics ; hydrologic transport ; kriging ; radioactive waste disposal
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    Notes: Abstract A significant part of the work of evaluating a geologic formation as a potential repository for hazardous wastes is the modeling of contaminant transport in the surrounding media in the event the repository is breached. The transport equations that are commonly used are deterministic functions. However, because the data can vary within the area being considered, there is a degree of uncertainty associated with the results obtained from the contaminant transport models. There are several ways to incorporate uncertainties into the transport equations, but they assume that distributions and parameters such as variances and covariances are known. This paper discusses the application of geostatistical spatial estimation techniques to estimate quantities used in transport modeling. The techniques are illustrated on data from an electric analog simulation of a two-dimensional ground water system. Geostatistical methods were used to estimate potential and hydraulic conductivity surfaces from data generated from the simulation of the ground water system. Although the two surfaces were highly dependent through Darcy's Law, they were estimated independently. Independent verification of the two surfaces showed that they approximately satisfied the required conservation of mass condition that: ∇ ⋅ v = 0.
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    Variogram models must be positive-definite (1981)
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    Mathematical geology 13 (1981), S. 455-459 
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    Keywords: Variograms ; geostatistics ; positive-definite
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    Notes: Abstract The aim of this short article is to stress the importance of using only positive-definite functions as models for covariance functions and variograms. The two examples presented show that a negative variance can easily be obtained when a nonadmissible function is chosen for the variogram model.
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    Studies of the effects of outliers and data transformation on variogram estimates for a base metal and a gold ore body (1982)
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    Mathematical geology 14 (1982), S. 557-564 
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    Keywords: geostatistics ; variogram ; outliers
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    Notes: Abstract Variograms for gold and lead values from the Loraine and Prieska mines, respectively, indicate that data outliers can seriously distort and/or mask the real variogram patterns. Studies show that this problem is best overcome for these mines by logarithmic transformation of the data, and/or a suitable screening out of such outliers, and/or more robust variogram estimation procedures; the benefits are particularly significant when the basic data is limited.
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    Anisotropic hole-effect modeling (1982)
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    Mathematical geology 14 (1982), S. 217-239 
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    Keywords: geostatistics ; variograms ; anisotropies ; tungsten
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    Notes: Abstract The regionalization of tungsten grades at the χ deposit represents an ideal case for anisotropic hole-effect variogram modeling. The modeling technique is presented step by step and the consequences of the model on block kriging are indicated.
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    Sequential sampling to contour an uncertain function (1982)
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    Mathematical geology 14 (1982), S. 387-404 
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    Keywords: geostatistics ; resource estimation ; geoexploration ; sampling
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    Notes: Abstract Sampling exploration of uncertain functions to locate critical contour levels is most effective if sampling decisions are made sequentially. A simple sequential exploration strategy, based on pseudo-Bayesian second-moment analysis, is proposed and compared with non-sequential systematic sampling. Repeated application to functions simulated pseudorandomly from stationary random processes on the line and on the plane indicates uniform superiority of the sequential strategy. The method is particularly advantageous when the function of interest,h(X), has an uncertain trend, and in general when the random process that quantifies prior uncertainty onh(X) is highly correlated.
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    Geostatistical case studies of the advantages of lognormal-de Wijsian kriging with mean for a base metal mine and a gold mine (1982)
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    Mathematical geology 14 (1982), S. 547-555 
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    Keywords: geostatistics ; kriging
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    Notes: Abstract Parallel variogram analyses, block kriging, and follow-up studies were effected for the lead content of part of the Prieska copper-zinc ore body and for the gold content of the highly variable Breef in a section of the Loraine gold mine, based first on untransformed values and second on logarithmically transformed values using the lognormal-de Wijsian model. For both models the effect was also analyzed of using the population mean or ignoring it. Practical follow-up comparisons confirm theoretical considerations and show that on these mines conditional biases can be eliminated conveniently by kriging with mean; also that the lognormal-de Wijsian model with mean gives the best results.
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    Automatic recognition of geologic prospects (1983)
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    Mathematical geology 15 (1983), S. 183-195 
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    Keywords: Computers ; data files ; exploration ; geostatistics ; petroleum ; prospects ; spatial filtering ; trend analysis
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    Notes: Abstract Computer recognition of prospective areas through the processing of digital exploration data can be effective if the statistical tests for the determination of the prospects are pertinent to the presence of the desired mineral. Where exploration involves the application of polynomial trend analysis to structure contour maps in the search for petroleum and natural gas, standard analysis of variance tests may not indicate the best exploration maps. Variance tests may be completely invalid where isolated dips and clustered samples cause the surfaces generated by some of the most common trend programs to oscillate, creating a false impression of variance. On the other hand, tests that directly compare the position of residual features with areas of known production consistently indicate the best map for the determination of new prospects. They are simple to apply and appear to offer the most opportunity for the automatic recognition of prospective areas.
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    Kriging in a global neighborhood (1984)
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    Mathematical geology 16 (1984), S. 249-265 
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    Keywords: kriging ; moving neighborhood ; global neighborhood ; geostatistics ; automatic contouring
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    Notes: Abstract The kriging estimator is usually computed in a moving neighborhood; only the data near the point to be estimated are used. This moving neighborhood approach creates discontinuities in mapping applications. An alternative approach is presented here, whereby all points are estimated using all the available data. To solve the resulting large linear system the kriging estimator is expressed in terms of the inverse of the covariance matrix. The covariance matrix has the advantage of being positive definite and the size of system which can be solved without encountering numerical instability is substantially increased. Because the kriging matrix does not change, the estimator can be written in terms of scalar products, thus avoiding the more time-consuming matrix multiplications of the standard approach. In the particular case of a covariance which is zero for distances greater than a fixed value (the range), the resulting banded structure of the covariance matrix is shown to lead to substantial computational savings in both run time and storage space. In this case the calculation time for the kriging variance is also substantially reduced. The present method is extended to the nonstationary case.
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    Testing variograms for positive-definiteness (1984)
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    Mathematical geology 16 (1984), S. 407-421 
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    Keywords: variogram ; geostatistics ; positive-definite ; Bochner's theorem ; Hankel transforms
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    Notes: Abstract A method based on Bochner's theorem is described for demonstrating the positive-definiteness of variogram models and for generating classes of valid variogram functions.
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    Multiobjective observation network design for regionalized variables (1983)
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    Geotechnical and geological engineering 1 (1983), S. 331-342 
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    Keywords: Optimization ; geostatistics ; mining ; exploration
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    Notes: Summary In this paper mathematical programming models and special solution algorithms are presented for the optimal allocation of data points for regionalized variables. Two models are discussed; the first one minimizes the estimation variance subject to a given number of additional measurement points or additional measurement cost. The second model minimizes the number of additional points or additional cost subject to upper bounds given to the estimation variances. The models are based on the theory of kriging and the properties of the estimation variances, which lead to certain multiobject programming problems. As it can be shown, a special branch and bound algorithm can be used for solving the resulting nonlinear programming problems
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