topic Daily weather parameter interpolation on a state level and iteration in ArcGIS GeoStatistical Analyst Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-geostatistical-analyst-questions/daily-weather-parameter-interpolation-on-a-state/m-p/124260#M272 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>I am working on a project that requires interpolation of weather variables across an entire state in the Midwest.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I am kind of new to geostatistics. I just found out this forum recently and&nbsp; thought I could get some advice from the experts. </SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>My question is which interpolator method would you recommend to interpolate daily rainfall, relative humidity, temperature etc on a state level. </SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I need to interpolate on a daily basis for 10 years and obviously there is need of iteration.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Most people seem to prefer co-kriging using elevation for rainfall interpolation. Elevation ranges from 110 m to 1350 m roughly from east to west. However, rainfall is very little on the panhandle (west). There is a distinct gradient, i.e. more on the eastern side of the state than the western side...Would cokriging be helpful? </SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Also, has anyone written a script to iterate cokriging (daily obeservations are on each column of my dataset) on a daily basis?</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I greatly appreciate input from the community.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Thanks,</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>-kundan</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Wed, 18 Sep 2013 17:54:49 GMT KundanDhakal 2013-09-18T17:54:49Z Daily weather parameter interpolation on a state level and iteration https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-geostatistical-analyst-questions/daily-weather-parameter-interpolation-on-a-state/m-p/124260#M272 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>I am working on a project that requires interpolation of weather variables across an entire state in the Midwest.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I am kind of new to geostatistics. I just found out this forum recently and&nbsp; thought I could get some advice from the experts. </SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>My question is which interpolator method would you recommend to interpolate daily rainfall, relative humidity, temperature etc on a state level. </SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I need to interpolate on a daily basis for 10 years and obviously there is need of iteration.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Most people seem to prefer co-kriging using elevation for rainfall interpolation. Elevation ranges from 110 m to 1350 m roughly from east to west. However, rainfall is very little on the panhandle (west). There is a distinct gradient, i.e. more on the eastern side of the state than the western side...Would cokriging be helpful? </SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Also, has anyone written a script to iterate cokriging (daily obeservations are on each column of my dataset) on a daily basis?</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I greatly appreciate input from the community.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Thanks,</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>-kundan</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Wed, 18 Sep 2013 17:54:49 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-geostatistical-analyst-questions/daily-weather-parameter-interpolation-on-a-state/m-p/124260#M272 KundanDhakal 2013-09-18T17:54:49Z