This study identifies the natural background, anthropogenic background and distribution of contamination caused by heavy metal pollutants in soil in Chunghua County of central Taiwan by using a finite mixture distribution model (FMDM). The probabilities of contaminated area distribution are mapped using single-variable indicator kriging and multiple-variable indicator kriging (MVIK) with the FM...

nitrate contamination is one of the main risks for groundwater in agricultural areas. theevaluation of the effect of agricultural practices on groundwater nitrate concentration, especially in highlysensitive areas, is crucial for a correct land planning, and a good agronomic intervention scheduling. aim of this paper is to map the probability to exceed nitrate regulatory threshold applying a no...

In simulation, Median Polish Kriging is a technique used to predict unobserved data points in two-dimensional space. The linear behavior of the traditional Median Polish Kriging in the estimation of the mean function in a high grid makes the interpolation of O(1) which has a low order in the prediction and that leads to a high prediction error. Therefore, an improvement in the estimation of the...

the uniaxial compressive strength (ucs) of intact rocks is an important geotechnical parameter required for designing geotechnical and mining engineering projects. obtaining accurate estimates of the rock mass ucs parameter throughout a 3d geological model of the deposit is vital for determining optimum rock slope stability, designing new exploratory and blast boreholes, mine planning, optimizi...

Indicator kriging provides a flexible interpolation approach that is well suited for datasets where: 1) many observations are below the detection limit, 2) the histogram is strongly skewed, or 3) specific classes of attribute values are better connected in space than others (e.g. low pollutant concentrations). To apply indicator kriging at its full potential requires, however, the tedious infer...

Coal exploration and mining in extensively drilled and sampled coal seams can benefit from 3D statistical facies interpolation. Starting from closely spaced core descriptions, and using interpolation methods, a 3D optimum and robust facies distribution model was obtained for a thick, heterogeneous coal seam zone deposited in the non-marine As Pontes basin (Oligocene-Early Miocene, NW Spain). Se...

Instead of using indicator kriging to estimate discrete versions of cumulative distribution functions, with its order-relation problems, we suggest a compositional approach to the estimation of probability functions. A preliminary Bayesian treatment is needed to obtain estimates of the pdf (without zeroes) at sampled locations, and afterwards an isometric log-ratio transform provides unbounded ...