Accuracy assessment of SRTM v4 and ASTER GDEM v2 over the Altiplano watershed using ICESat/GLAS data

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 465-488

  Satge F ^a   Bonnet, M P ^a   Timouk, F ^a   Calmant, S ^a   Pillco, R ^b   Molina, J ^b   Lavado Casimiro, W ^c   Arsen, A ^a   Cretaux J F ^a   Garnier, J ^d  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSIDAD MAYOR DE SAN ANDRÉS   (Bolivia)

^c Servicio Nacional de Meteorologa e Hidrologa del Peru   (Peru)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANEROID ALTIMETERS; DIGITAL INSTRUMENTS; FORESTRY; GEOMORPHOLOGY; MEAN SQUARE ERROR; RADIO ALTIMETERS; TRACKING RADAR; WATERSHEDS;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; ICE , CLOUD AND LAND ELEVATION SATELLITES; LASER ALTIMETER; NEGATIVE BIAS; ROOT MEAN SQUARE ERRORS; STANDARD DEVIATION; STRONG CORRELATION;

SURVEYING;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; ASTER; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; ICESAT; SHUTTLE RADAR TOPOGRAPHY MISSION;

ALTIPLANO;

EID: 84922121657     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431161.2014.999166     Document Type: Article

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