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Recent developments on the construction of spatio-temporal covariance models

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This paper briefly surveys some recent advances on how to construct spatio-temporal covariance functions, with the emphasis on the methods which can be used to derive covariance functions but not on a summary list of particular closed-form covariance functions. The advantages and shortcomings of some methods are discussed, and a number of proposals for future research are also suggested.

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The author would like to thank Professor Nikolai Leonenko, Professor Jose Miguel Angulo, and the referee for their helpful comments that substantially improved the presentation of this article.

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Ma, C. Recent developments on the construction of spatio-temporal covariance models. Stoch Environ Res Risk Assess 22 (Suppl 1), 39–47 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00477-007-0154-x

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