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Geostatistical Approach

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The situation with the deterministic approach to predictive simulations is transparent. It can provide evaluations of the uncertainty of the simulation results in some typical circumstances for which engineering experience exists. These evaluations are of statistical nature. They are based on observed successes and failures of decisions made based on results of the corresponding simulations. However, if such experience does not exist, the engineering approach fails to provide provable estimates for the uncertainty of the simulation results. The situation seems more complicated with the geostatistical approach.

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Gorokhovski, V. (2012). Geostatistical Approach. In: Effective Parameters of Hydrogeological Models. SpringerBriefs in Earth Sciences. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-23722-5_3

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