Vertical accuracy assessment of SRTM and ASTER GDEM over typical regions of china using ICESat/GLAS

Diqiu Kexue - Zhongguo Dizhi Daxue Xuebao/Earth Science - Journal of China University of Geosciences

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 887-897

  Du, Xiao Ping ^a,b   Guo, Hua Dong ^a   Fan, Xiang Tao ^a   Zhu, Jun Jie ^a   Yan, Zhen Zhen ^a   Zhan, Qin ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Digital elevation model (DEM); Elevation accuracy assessment; ICESat GLAS; Remote sensing

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; ADVANCED SPACEBORNE THERMAL EMISSION AND REFLECTION RADIOMETER; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; GIS (GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM); ICESAT/GLAS; LAND ELEVATION SATELLITES; SHUTTLE RADAR TOPOGRAPHY MISSION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS METHODS;

DATA VISUALIZATION; DIGITAL INSTRUMENTS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; GEOMORPHOLOGY; LINEAR REGRESSION; REMOTE SENSING; THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS; TRACKING RADAR;

SURVEYING;

EID: 84886736924     PISSN: 10002383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3799/dqkx.2013.087     Document Type: Article

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