An evaluation of LIDAR- and IFSAR-derived digital elevation models in leaf-on conditions with USGS Level 1 and Level 2 DEMs

Remote Sensing of Environment

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 295-308

  Hodgson, Michael E ^a   Jensen, John R ^a   Schmidt, Laura ^b   Schill, Steve ^c   Davis, Bruce ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c GeoMetrics Inc   (United States)

^d STENNIS SPACE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

DEM; Elevation accuracy; IFSAR; LIDAR

Indexed keywords

FLOODS; INTERFEROMETRY; PHOTOMAPPING; REMOTE SENSING; SURVEYS;

DIGITAL ELEVATION MODELS; ELEVATION ACCURACY;

OPTICAL RADAR;

DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; ELEVATION; FLOOD; LAND COVER; LIDAR; SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037299052     PISSN: 00344257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0034-4257(02)00114-1     Document Type: Article

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