High Mountain Asia(HMA),recognized as a third pole,needs regular and intense studies as it is susceptible to climate change.An accurate and high-resolution Digital Elevation Model(DEM)for this region enables us to ana...High Mountain Asia(HMA),recognized as a third pole,needs regular and intense studies as it is susceptible to climate change.An accurate and high-resolution Digital Elevation Model(DEM)for this region enables us to analyze it in a 3D environment and understand its intricate role as the Water Tower of Asia.The science teams of NASA realized an 8-m DEM using satellite stereo imagery for HMA,termed HMA 8-m DEM.In this research,we assessed the vertical accuracy of HMA 8-m DEM using reference elevations from ICESat-2 geolocated photons at three test sites of varied topography and land covers.Inferences were made from statistical quantifiers and elevation profiles.For the world’s highest mountain,Mount Everest,and its surroundings,Root Mean Squared Error(RMSE)and Mean Absolute Error(MAE)resulted in 1.94 m and 1.66 m,respectively;however,a uniform positive bias observed in the elevation profiles indicates the seasonal snow cover change will dent the accurate estimation of the elevation in this sort of test sites.The second test site containing gentle slopes with forest patches has exhibited the Digital Surface Model(DSM)features with RMSE and MAE of 0.58 m and 0.52 m,respectively.The third test site,situated in the Zanda County of the Qinghai-Tibet,is a relatively flat terrain bed,mostly bare earth with sudden river cuts,and has minimal errors with RMSE and MAE of 0.32 m and 0.29 m,respectively,and with a negligible bias.Additionally,in one more test site,the feasibility of detecting the glacial lakes was tested,which resulted in exhibiting a flat surface over the surface of the lakes,indicating the potential of HMA 8-m DEM for deriving the hydrological parameters.The results accrued in this investigation confirm that the HMA 8-m DEM has the best vertical accuracy and should be of high use for analyzing natural hazards and monitoring glacier surfaces.展开更多
The frequency of coastal flood damages is expected to increase significantly during the twenty-first century as sea level rises in the coastal floodplain.Coastal digital elevation model(DEM)data describing coastal top...The frequency of coastal flood damages is expected to increase significantly during the twenty-first century as sea level rises in the coastal floodplain.Coastal digital elevation model(DEM)data describing coastal topography are essential for assessing future flood-related damages and understanding the impacts of sea-level rise.The Shuttle Radar Topography Mission(SRTM)and Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer Global Digital Elevation Model(ASTER GDEM)are currently the most accurate and freely available DEM data.However,an accuracy assessment specifically targeted at DEMs over low elevation coastal plains is lacking.The present study focuses on these areas to assess the vertical accuracy of SRTM and ASTER GDEM using Ice,Cloud,and land Elevation Satellite,Geoscience Laser Altimeter System(ICESat/GLAS)and Real Time Kinematic(RTK)Global Positioning System(GPS)field survey data.The findings show that DEM accuracy is much better than the mission specifications over coastal plains.In addition,optical remote sensing image analysis further reveals the relationship between DEM vertical accuracy and land cover in these areas.This study provides a systematic approach to assess the accuracy of DEMs in coastal zones,and the results highlight the limitations and potential of these DEMs in coastal applications.展开更多
This paper investigates the differences that result from applying different approaches to uncertainty modeling and reports an experimental examining error estimation and propagation in elevation and slope, with the la...This paper investigates the differences that result from applying different approaches to uncertainty modeling and reports an experimental examining error estimation and propagation in elevation and slope, with the latter derived from the former. It is confirmed that significant differences exist between uncertainty descriptors, and propagation of uncertainty to end products is immensely affected by the specification of source uncertainty.展开更多
基金The authors gratefully acknowledge the science teams of NASA High Mountain Asia 8-meter DEM and NASA ICESat-2 for providing access to the data.This work was conducted with the infrastructure provided by the National Remote Sensing Centre(NRSC),for which the authors were indebted to the Director,NRSC,Hyderabad.We acknowledge the continued support and scientific insights from Mr.Rakesh Fararoda,Mr.Sagar S Salunkhe,Mr.Hansraj Meena,Mr.Ashish K.Jain and other staff members of Regional Remote Sensing Centre-West,NRSC/ISRO,Jodhpur.The authors want to acknowledge Dr.Kamal Pandey,Scientist,IIRS,Dehradun,for sharing field-level information about the Auli-Joshimath.This research did not receive any specific grant from funding agencies in the public,commercial,or not-for-profit sectors.
文摘High Mountain Asia(HMA),recognized as a third pole,needs regular and intense studies as it is susceptible to climate change.An accurate and high-resolution Digital Elevation Model(DEM)for this region enables us to analyze it in a 3D environment and understand its intricate role as the Water Tower of Asia.The science teams of NASA realized an 8-m DEM using satellite stereo imagery for HMA,termed HMA 8-m DEM.In this research,we assessed the vertical accuracy of HMA 8-m DEM using reference elevations from ICESat-2 geolocated photons at three test sites of varied topography and land covers.Inferences were made from statistical quantifiers and elevation profiles.For the world’s highest mountain,Mount Everest,and its surroundings,Root Mean Squared Error(RMSE)and Mean Absolute Error(MAE)resulted in 1.94 m and 1.66 m,respectively;however,a uniform positive bias observed in the elevation profiles indicates the seasonal snow cover change will dent the accurate estimation of the elevation in this sort of test sites.The second test site containing gentle slopes with forest patches has exhibited the Digital Surface Model(DSM)features with RMSE and MAE of 0.58 m and 0.52 m,respectively.The third test site,situated in the Zanda County of the Qinghai-Tibet,is a relatively flat terrain bed,mostly bare earth with sudden river cuts,and has minimal errors with RMSE and MAE of 0.32 m and 0.29 m,respectively,and with a negligible bias.Additionally,in one more test site,the feasibility of detecting the glacial lakes was tested,which resulted in exhibiting a flat surface over the surface of the lakes,indicating the potential of HMA 8-m DEM for deriving the hydrological parameters.The results accrued in this investigation confirm that the HMA 8-m DEM has the best vertical accuracy and should be of high use for analyzing natural hazards and monitoring glacier surfaces.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(NSFC)[grant number 41301486]Joint Program of CAS-TWAS CoE SDIM on Space Technology for Disaster Mitigation in Asia[grant number Y3YI2702KB]+1 种基金the National Basic Research Program of China[grant number 2009CB723906]the National Natural Science Foundation of China[grant number 41071274].
文摘The frequency of coastal flood damages is expected to increase significantly during the twenty-first century as sea level rises in the coastal floodplain.Coastal digital elevation model(DEM)data describing coastal topography are essential for assessing future flood-related damages and understanding the impacts of sea-level rise.The Shuttle Radar Topography Mission(SRTM)and Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer Global Digital Elevation Model(ASTER GDEM)are currently the most accurate and freely available DEM data.However,an accuracy assessment specifically targeted at DEMs over low elevation coastal plains is lacking.The present study focuses on these areas to assess the vertical accuracy of SRTM and ASTER GDEM using Ice,Cloud,and land Elevation Satellite,Geoscience Laser Altimeter System(ICESat/GLAS)and Real Time Kinematic(RTK)Global Positioning System(GPS)field survey data.The findings show that DEM accuracy is much better than the mission specifications over coastal plains.In addition,optical remote sensing image analysis further reveals the relationship between DEM vertical accuracy and land cover in these areas.This study provides a systematic approach to assess the accuracy of DEMs in coastal zones,and the results highlight the limitations and potential of these DEMs in coastal applications.
文摘This paper investigates the differences that result from applying different approaches to uncertainty modeling and reports an experimental examining error estimation and propagation in elevation and slope, with the latter derived from the former. It is confirmed that significant differences exist between uncertainty descriptors, and propagation of uncertainty to end products is immensely affected by the specification of source uncertainty.
