Praise for the First Edition «. . . a readable, comprehensive volume that . . . belongs on the desk, close at hand, of any serious researcher or practitioner.» —Mathematical Geosciences The state of the art in geostatistics Geostatistical models and techniques such as kriging and stochastic multi-realizations exploit spatial correlations to evaluate natural resources, help optimize their development, and address environmental issues related to air and water quality, soil pollution, and forestry....