STATISTICAL ANALYSES OF OCEAN TERRAIN AND CONTOUR PLOTTING PROCEDURES.

Abstract

This report illustrates the application of statistical analyses to the characterization of terrains and to the evaluation of methods for producing contour maps from measured values. The statistical nature of a terrain is shown to have an important bearing on the relative accuracy of alternative interpolation procedures which might be used in contour mapping of the terrain. Methods of interpolation, using three or four data points to arrive at each interpolated value, are examined in detail and shown to be substantially as accurate as more complex methods. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1964
Accession Number
AD0601538

Entities

People

  • C. Michael Mohr
  • Paul Switzer
  • Richard E. Heitman

Organizations

  • Arthur D. Little

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Data Science
  • Information Science
  • Interpolation
  • Mathematical Analysis
  • Mathematics
  • Plotting
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Test And Evaluation

Readers

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  • Regression Analysis.
  • Wave Propagation and Nonlinear Chaotic Dynamics.