Geostatistics
Course Name:
Geostatistics (MI412)
Programme:
B.Tech (Mining Engg)
Semester:
Seventh
Category:
Programme Specific Electives (PSE)
Credits (L-T-P):
(3-0-0)3
Content:
Sampling Methods – Theory and Concepts. Classical Statistical methods: Univariate and Bivariate; Exploratory data analysis. Probability distributions: application in ore reserve estimation. Concepts of Geostatistics; Semi-variogram: Kriging: Geostatistical conditional simulation. Practical applications of Geostatistics in geotechnical investigation
References:
S.M Gandhi and B.C Sarkar Essentials of mineral exploration and evaluation, Elsevier publications 2016
Chilès, J.-P., and P. Delfiner (1999), Geostatistics - Modeling Spatial Uncertainty, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New
York, USA.
Lantuéjoul, C. (2002), Geostatistical simulation: Models and algorithms, 232 pp., Springer, Berlin.
Kitanidis, P.K. (1997) Introduction to Geostatistics: Applications in Hydrogeology, Cambridge University Press
Department:
Mining Engineering
