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[DKIM] Re: Interpolating snowfall values on a Digital Elevation Model [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]

The effects of spatial reference systems on interpolations and accuracy are minimal, and lat and long can be used. Please see the following studies for details.

Jiang, W., Li, J., 2013. Are Spatial Modelling Methods Sensitive to Spatial Reference Systems for Predicting Marine Environmental Variables, 20th International Congress on Modelling and Simulation: Adelaide, Australia, pp. 387-393.
Jiang, W., Li, J., 2014. The effects of spatial reference systems on the predictive accuracy of spatial interpolation methods. Record 2014/01. Geoscience Australia: Canberra, pp 33. http://dx.doi.org/10.11636/Record.2014.001.
Turner, A.J., Li, J., Jiang, W., 2017. Effects of Spatial Reference Systems on the Accuracy of Spatial Predictive Modelling along a Latitudinal Gradient, 22nd International Congress on Modelling and Simulation: Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, pp. 106-112.


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From: R-sig-Geo [mailto:r-sig-geo-bounces at r-project.org] On Behalf Of Dominik Schneider
Sent: Wednesday, 14 February 2018 3:21 AM
To: Stefano Sofia
Cc: r-sig-geo at r-project.org
Subject: [DKIM] Re: [R-sig-Geo] Interpolating snowfall values on a Digital Elevation Model

You can't use a lat/long coordinate system when kriging because the concept of distance is ambiguous. Convert all your data a UTM grid like you had in your first post and it should work.

Another note, It looks like you are working at 0.01 deg which is on the order of 1km resolution so you may find  other covariates such as aspect, slope, and wind sheltering/exposure, terrain roughness for estimating snow on the ground useful. see some of the earliest papers by Carroll, Cressie, and Elder.

Carroll, S. S., and N. Cressie (1996), A comparison of geostatistical methodologies used to estimate snow water equivalent, *JAWRA Journal of the American Water Resources Association*, *32*(2), 267?278, doi:10.1111/j.1752-1688.1996.tb03450.x.

Carroll, S. S., and N. Cressie (1997), Spatial modeling of snow water equivalent using covariances estimated from spatial and geomorphic attributes, *Journal of Hydrology*, *190*(1-2), 42?59.

Balk, B., and K. Elder (2000), Combining binary decision tree and geostatistical methods to estimate snow distribution in a mountain watershed, *Water Resources Research*, *36*(1), 13?26, doi:10.1029/1999WR900251.

Erxleben, J., K. Elder, and R. Davis (2002), Comparison of spatial interpolation methods for estimating snow distribution in the Colorado Rocky Mountains, *Hydrological Processes*, *16*(18), 3627?3649, doi:10.1002/hyp.1239.

Erickson, T. A., M. W. Williams, and A. Winstral (2005), Persistence of topographic controls on the spatial distribution of snow in rugged mountain terrain, Colorado, United States, *Water Resour. Res.*, *41*(4), W04014, doi:10.1029/2003WR002973.
On Tue, Feb 13, 2018 at 3:45 AM, Stefano Sofia < stefano.sofia at regione.marche.it> wrote:

            
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