EmpiricalVariogram {RandomFields}R Documentation

Empirical (Semi-)Variogram

Description

EmpiricalVariogram calculates the empirical (semi-)variogram of a random field realisation

Usage

EmpiricalVariogram(x, y=NULL, z=NULL, T=NULL, data, grid, bin,
                   gridtriple=FALSE, phi, theta, deltaT)

Arguments

x vector of x-coordinates, or matrix
y vector of y-coordinates
z vector of z-coordinates
T vector of time components; here T is given in grid format, see GaussRF.
data vector or matrix of data; if data has a multiple number of components as expected by the definition of the coordinates then it is assumed that the data stem from repeated, independent measurements at the given locations; the empirical variogram is calculated for the repeated data.
grid logical; if TRUE then x, y, and z define a grid; otherwise x, y, and z are interpreted as points
bin vector of ascending values giving the bin boundaries
gridtriple logical. Only relevant if grid=TRUE. If gridtriple=TRUE then x, y, and z are of the form c(start,end,step); if gridtriple=FALSE then x, y, and z must be vectors of ascending values
phi vector of two components. First component gives the angle for the first line of midpoints of an angular variogram. The second component gives the number of directions (on the half circle). The spatial dimension must be at least 2.
theta vector of two components. First component gives the angle for the first line of midpoints of an angular variogram (angle is zero for the xy-plane). The second component gives the number of directions (on the half circle). The spatial dimension must be at least 3.
deltaT vector of two components. First component gives the largest temporal distance; the second component the grid length, that must be a multiple of T[3].

Details

Comments on specific parameters:

Value

The function returns a list:

centers central points of the bins
emp.vario empirical variogram; vector or matrix or array, depending on the anisotropy definitions. The sequence is distances, phi, theta, Tbins. If phi, theta, or Tbins below are not given, the respective dimensions are missing.
sd sd of the variogram cloud within each bin
n.bin number of points within a bin
phi vector of angles in xy plane
theta vector of angles in the third dimensions
Tbins vector of temporal distances


The first four elements are vectors of length (length(bin)-1).

Author(s)

Martin Schlather, martin.schlather@math.uni-goettingen.de http://www.stochastik.math.uni-goettingen.de/institute

See Also

GaussRF, fitvario, and RandomFields

Examples

  #############################################################
  ## this example checks whether a certain simulation method ##
  ## works well for a specified covariance model and         ##
  ## a configuration of points                               ##
  #############################################################
  x <- seq(0, 10, 0.5)
  y <- seq(0, 10, 0.5)
  gridtriple <- FALSE      ## see help("GaussRF")
  model <- "whittle"       ## whittlematern
  bins <- seq(0, 5, 0.001)
  realisations <- 5 ## by far too small to get reliable results!!
                   ## It should be of order 500,
                   ## but then it will take some time
                   ## to do the simulations
  param <- c(mean=1, variance=10, nugget=5, scale=2, alpha=2)
  f <- GaussRF(x=x, y=y, grid=TRUE, gridtriple=gridtriple,
               model=model, param=param, method="TBM3",
               n=realisations)
  binned <- EmpiricalVariogram(x=x, y=y, data=f, grid=TRUE,
                               gridtriple=gridtriple, bin=bins)
  truevariogram  <- Variogram(binned$c, model, param)
  matplot(binned$c, cbind(truevariogram,binned$e), pch=c("*","e"))
  ##black curve gives the theoretical values


[Package RandomFields version 1.3.41 Index]