RMgauss

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Gaussian Covariance Model

RMgauss is a stationary isotropic covariance model. The corresponding covariance function only depends on the distance $r \ge 0$ between two points and is given by $$C(r) = e^{-r^2}$$

Keywords
models, spatial
Usage
RMgauss(var, scale, Aniso, proj)
Arguments
var,scale,Aniso,proj
optional arguments; same meaning for any RMmodel. If not passed, the above covariance function remains unmodified.
Details

This model is called Gaussian because of the functional similarity of the spectral density of a process with that covariance function to the Gaussian probability density function. The Gaussian model has an infinitely differentiable covariance function. This smoothness is artificial. Furthermore, this often leads to singular matrices and therefore numerically instable procedures (cf. Stein, M. L. (1999), p. 29).

The Gaussian model is included in the symmetric stable class (see RMstable) for the choice $alpha = 2$.

Value

RMgauss returns an object of class RMmodel

Note

The use of RMgauss is questionable from both a theoretical (analytical paths) and a practical point of view (e.g., speed of algorithms). Instead, RMgneiting should be used.

References

Gelfand, A. E., Diggle, P., Fuentes, M. and Guttorp, P. (eds.) (2010) Handbook of Spatial Statistics. Boca Raton: Chapman & Hall/CRL.

Stein, M. L. (1999) Interpolation of Spatial Data. New York: Springer-Verlag

RMstable and RMmatern for generalisations; RMmodel, RFsimulate, RFfit.

Do not mix up with RPgauss or RRgauss.

• RMgauss
Examples
RFoptions(seed=0) ## *ANY* simulation will have the random seed 0; set
##                   RFoptions(seed=NA) to make them all random again

model <- RMgauss(scale=0.4)
x <- seq(0, 10, 0.02)
plot(model)
lines(RMgauss(), col="red")
plot(RFsimulate(model, x=x))


Documentation reproduced from package RandomFields, version 3.1.36, License: GPL (>= 3)

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