Geostatistics

Year
1

Academic year
2019-2020

Code
03001111

Subject Area
Territory and Environmental Engineering

Language of Instruction
Portuguese

Mode of Delivery
Face-to-face

Duration
SEMESTRIAL

ECTS Credits
6.0

Type
Elective

Level
3rd Cycle Studies

Recommended Prerequisites

Geomathematics, Statistics or similar.

Teaching Methods

Theoretical and practical classes

Case study analysis

Resolution of theoretical and practical exercises.

Use of specific software

Learning Outcomes

The course aims to give basic knowledge in the specific field of acquisition and processing of numerical data in earth sciences, emphasizing the problems of the representativeness of samples, analytical error, interpretation and presentation of conventional numerical data and georeferenced data.

Work Placement(s)

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Research work: 40.0%
Exam: 60.0%

Bibliography

SWAN, A. R & SANDILANDS, M. (1995) – Introduction to geological data analysis. Blackwell Science.

NEVES, L. e GODINHO, M.M. (2003) – Apontamentos da disciplina de Geomatemática. DCT, 185 p.

Jorge Kazuo Yamamoto, JK, Paulo Milton Barbosa Landim, PMB, 2013, Geoestatística: conceitos e aplicações, Oficina de Textos, São Paulo, BR, 215p.

Jean-Paul Chilès, Pierre Delfiner, 2012, Geostatistics: Modeling Spatial Uncertainty, Wiley Series in Probability and Statistics, 800p.