Geostatistical simulation. Models and algorithms

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The author has dedicated the book to Georges Matheron, founder of modern geostatistics. Well organized is the book in three parts, namely (i) the tools, (ii) the algorithm and (iii) the models. (i): Stochastic models, namely variograms and covariograms, integral ranges, basic morphological concepts and stereology are reviewed. (ii): Uniform and non-uniform distributions, Markov chains, algorithms of type Metropolis and ``Hit-and-Run, Propp and Wilson and Fill are introduced. (iii): The key topics of the book like point processes, tesselations, Boolean models, Gaussian random functions, Gaussian variations, substitution and random functions are clearly reviewed. While Krige's work is quoted, the great work on incremental processes by A. N. Kolmogorov and his school (``structure functions) is ignored. Otherwise the book is sound and exact. In contrast to the competitive work by \textit{R. Webster} and \textit{M. A. Oliver}, Geostatics for Environmental Scientists, J. Wiley, Chichester (2001), it emphasizes the mathematical foundation, models and algorithm. It certainly fills a gap and is therefore welcomed to the geostatistics market.




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