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All uncertainty addressed in this text so far has been in the form of point estimates, or uncertainty that can be attributed to a specific location. Uncertainty is also a function of differences in properties from location to location. This is commonly referred to as spatial variability and is the focus of this chapter. Uncertainty can also be a function of the progression of time (temporal uncertainty), but that will not be addressed here.
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Moss, R.E.S. (2020). Spatial Variability. In: Applied Civil Engineering Risk Analysis. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-22680-0_10
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