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Spatiotemporal variables constitute a large class of geohydrological phenomena. Estimation of these variables requires the extension of geostatistical tools into the space-time domain. Before applying these techniques to space-time data, a number of important problems must be addressed. These problems can be grouped into four general categories: (1) fundamental differences with respect to spatial problems, (2) data characteristics, (3) structural analysis including valid models, and (4) space-time kriging. Adequate consideration of these problems leads to more appropriate estimation techniques for spatiotemporal data.
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Rouhani, S., Myers, D.E. Problems in space-time kriging of geohydrological data. Math Geol 22, 611–623 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00890508
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