Error propagation of DEM-based surface derivatives

Computers and Geosciences

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1015-1027

  Oksanen, Juha ^a   Sarjakoski, Tapani ^a  

^a FINNISH GEODETIC INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Digital elevation models; Error modelling; Geostatistics; Simulation; Spatial analysis

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NUMERICAL METHODS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; RANDOM ERRORS;

AUTOCORRELATION PARAMETERS; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODELS (DEM); ERROR PROPAGATION ANALYSIS; SURFACE DERIVATIVES;

ERROR ANALYSIS;

DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL;

EID: 22644446969     PISSN: 00983004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cageo.2005.02.014     Document Type: Article

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