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Vertical Accuracy Assessment of the ASTER, SRTM, GLO-30, and ATLAS in a Forested Environment
Understory topography serves as a crucial data source, playing an instrumental role in numerous forest ecosystem applications. However, the use of synthetic aperture radar interferometry and optical stereo for the acquisition of ASTER (Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer), SRTM (Shuttle Radar Topography Mission), and GLO-30 (Copernicus Digital Elevation Model) DEM presents unique challenges, particularly in forested environments. These challenges are primarily due to limitations in penetration capability and the effects of foreshortening. ICESat-2/ATLAS, with its higher spatial sampling rate and strong penetrability, presents a new opportunity for estimating forest height parameters and understory terrain. We assessed the vertical accuracy of ASTER, SRTM, GLO-30, and ATLAS in the forest study areas of the United States compared to the reference dataset DTM provided by G-LiHT and we will further discuss the influence of different ground altitudes, forest types, slopes, and aspects on vertical accuracy. The study reveals that in a forested environment, ICESat-2 ATL03 exhibits the highest accuracy at the footprint scale, with a correlation coefficient (R2) close to 1 and Root Mean Square Error (RMSE) = 1.96 m. SRTM exhibits the highest accuracy at the regional scale, with an R2 close to 0.99, RMSE = 11.09 m. A significant decrease in accuracy was observed with increasing slope, especially for slopes above 15°. With a sudden increase in altitude, such as in mountainous situations, the accuracy of vertical estimation will significantly decrease. Aspect and forest cover indeed influence the accuracy of the four DEM products, but this influence lacks a clear pattern. Our results show that ICESat-2 and SRTM data might show sufficient and stable vertical accuracy in a forested environment.
Vertical Accuracy Assessment of the ASTER, SRTM, GLO-30, and ATLAS in a Forested Environment
Understory topography serves as a crucial data source, playing an instrumental role in numerous forest ecosystem applications. However, the use of synthetic aperture radar interferometry and optical stereo for the acquisition of ASTER (Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer), SRTM (Shuttle Radar Topography Mission), and GLO-30 (Copernicus Digital Elevation Model) DEM presents unique challenges, particularly in forested environments. These challenges are primarily due to limitations in penetration capability and the effects of foreshortening. ICESat-2/ATLAS, with its higher spatial sampling rate and strong penetrability, presents a new opportunity for estimating forest height parameters and understory terrain. We assessed the vertical accuracy of ASTER, SRTM, GLO-30, and ATLAS in the forest study areas of the United States compared to the reference dataset DTM provided by G-LiHT and we will further discuss the influence of different ground altitudes, forest types, slopes, and aspects on vertical accuracy. The study reveals that in a forested environment, ICESat-2 ATL03 exhibits the highest accuracy at the footprint scale, with a correlation coefficient (R2) close to 1 and Root Mean Square Error (RMSE) = 1.96 m. SRTM exhibits the highest accuracy at the regional scale, with an R2 close to 0.99, RMSE = 11.09 m. A significant decrease in accuracy was observed with increasing slope, especially for slopes above 15°. With a sudden increase in altitude, such as in mountainous situations, the accuracy of vertical estimation will significantly decrease. Aspect and forest cover indeed influence the accuracy of the four DEM products, but this influence lacks a clear pattern. Our results show that ICESat-2 and SRTM data might show sufficient and stable vertical accuracy in a forested environment.
Vertical Accuracy Assessment of the ASTER, SRTM, GLO-30, and ATLAS in a Forested Environment
Jiapeng Huang (author) / Yang Yu (author)
2024
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