Accuracy assessment of ASTER and SRTM DEMs: A case study in Andean Patagonia

GIScience and Remote Sensing

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 71-91

  Gómez, Mariano ^a   Lencinas, José ^a   Siebert, Antje ^a   Díaz, Gastón ^a  

^a Centro de Investigacion y Extension Forestal Andino   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; ASTER; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; ERROR ANALYSIS; MORPHOLOGY; SHUTTLE RADAR TOPOGRAPHY MISSION; SPATIAL RESOLUTION;

PATAGONIA;

EID: 84855661177     PISSN: 15481603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2747/1548-1603.49.1.71     Document Type: Article

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