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Multiple Point Statistics

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Encyclopedia of Mathematical Geosciences

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Multiple-point geostatistics is the field of study that focuses on the digital representation of the physical reality by reproducing high-order statistics inferred from training data, usually training images, that represent the spatial (and temporal) patterns expected in such context. Model-based and data-driven algorithms aim to reproduce such patterns in space-time by capturing and reproducing real world features through trends, hierarchies, and local spatial variation.

Multiple-point Geostatistics: A Historical Perspective

Geostatistics aims at modeling spatio-temporal phenomena, which encompasses a large class of types of data and modeling problems. From a niche statistical science in the 1970s, it has now evolved into a widely applicable and much used set of practical tools. The increased acquisition of massive spatio-temporal data and the vast increase in computational power is at the root of a renewed attraction to geostatistics. Fundamental societal problems, such as...

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Geological Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA

    Jef Caers

  2. Institute of Earth Surface Dynamics, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland

    Gregoire Mariethoz

  3. The Robert M. Buchan Department of Mining, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON, Canada

    Julian M. Ortiz

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  1. Systems Science & Informatics Unit, Indian Statistical Institute – Bangalore Centre, Bangalore, India

    B. S. Daya Sagar

  2. Institute of Earth Sciences, China University of Geosciences, Beijing, China

    Qiuming Cheng

  3. Geography, School of Natural and Built Environment, Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast, UK

    Jennifer McKinley

  4. Canada Geological Survey, Ottawa, ON, Canada

    Frits Agterberg

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Caers, J., Mariethoz, G., Ortiz, J.M. (2023). Multiple Point Statistics. In: Daya Sagar, B.S., Cheng, Q., McKinley, J., Agterberg, F. (eds) Encyclopedia of Mathematical Geosciences. Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-85040-1_24

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