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In this research, we propose a novel technique for visualizing nonstationarity in geostatistics, particularly when confronted with a single realization of data at irregularly spaced locations. Our method hinges on formulating a statistic that tracks a stable microergodic parameter of the exponential covariance function, allowing us to address the intricate challenges of nonstationary processes that lack repeated measurements. We implement the fused lasso technique to elucidate nonstationary patterns at various resolutions. For prediction purposes, we segment the spatial domain into stationary sub-regions via Voronoi tessellations. Additionally, we devise a robust test for stationarity based on contrasting the sample means of our proposed statistics between two selected Voronoi subregions. The effectiveness of our method is demonstrated through simulation studies and its application to a precipitation dataset in Colorado. Supplementary materials accompanying this paper appear online.
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Hsin-Cheng Huang’s research was supported by Academia Sinica Investigator Award AS-IA-109-M05 and ROC National Science and Technology Council grant 111- 2118-M-001-011-MY3. ShengLi Tzeng’s research was supported by ROC National Science and Technology Council grant 110-2628-M-110-001-MY3. The authors have no conflict of interest to declare.
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Tzeng, S., Chen, BY. & Huang, HC. Assessing Spatial Stationarity and Segmenting Spatial Processes into Stationary Components. JABES 29, 301–319 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13253-023-00588-5
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