\input zb-basic \input zb-ioport \iteman{io-port 05827932} \itemau{Shu, Hong; Ma, Xinsheng; Ma, Chunsheng} \itemti{Isotropic random fields with the von K\'arm\'an-Whittle type correlation structure.} \itemso{Commun. Stat., Theory Methods 39, No. 19, 3504-3512 (2010).} \itemab Summary: This article proposes a subclass of stationary Gaussian or elliptically contoured random fields whose covariance functions are isotropic and a linear combination of the von K\'arm\'an-Whittle structure. A particular example of this type of random fields is the so-called Spartan random field recently appearing in the applied literature. \itemrv{~} \itemcc{} \itemut{covariance; isotropic; positive definite; Spartan random field; stationary} \itemli{doi:10.1080/03610920903289226} \end