Evaluation and accuracy assessment of high-resolution IFSAR DEMs in low-relief areas

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 27, Issue 13, 2006, Pages 2767-2786

  Mercuri, P A ^a,b   Engel, B A ^a   Johannsen, C J ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE TECNOLOGÍA AGROPECUARIA INTA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACKSCATTERING; DATA ACQUISITION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODELS; INTERFEROMETRIC SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR (IFSAR); ROOT MEAN SQUARE ERROR;

REMOTE SENSING;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; IMAGE RESOLUTION; INTERFEROMETRY; MEASUREMENT METHOD; NUMERICAL METHOD; REMOTE SENSING; SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR;

EID: 33747090608     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431160500491716     Document Type: Article

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