TanDEM-X PolarDEM 90 m of Antarctica: generation and error characterization
<p>We present the generation and validation of an updated version of the TanDEM-X digital elevation model (DEM) of Antarctica: the TanDEM-X PolarDEM 90 m of Antarctica. Improvements compared to the global TanDEM-X DEM version comprise filling gaps with newer bistatic synthetic aperture radar (...
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oai:doaj.org-article:4b12fdbbf505491799292c0a8a2183382021-11-26T09:00:12ZTanDEM-X PolarDEM 90 m of Antarctica: generation and error characterization10.5194/tc-15-5241-20211994-04161994-0424https://doaj.org/article/4b12fdbbf505491799292c0a8a2183382021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://tc.copernicus.org/articles/15/5241/2021/tc-15-5241-2021.pdfhttps://doaj.org/toc/1994-0416https://doaj.org/toc/1994-0424<p>We present the generation and validation of an updated version of the TanDEM-X digital elevation model (DEM) of Antarctica: the TanDEM-X PolarDEM 90 m of Antarctica. Improvements compared to the global TanDEM-X DEM version comprise filling gaps with newer bistatic synthetic aperture radar (SAR) acquisitions of the TerraSAR-X and TanDEM-X satellites, interpolation of smaller voids, smoothing of noisy areas, and replacement of frozen or open sea areas with geoid undulations. For the latter, a new semi-automatic editing approach allowed for the delineation of the coastline from DEM and amplitude data. Finally, the DEM was transformed into the cartographic Antarctic Polar Stereographic projection with a homogeneous metric spacing in northing and easting of 90 m. As X-band SAR penetrates the snow and ice pack by several meters, a new concept for absolute height adjustment was set up that relies on areas with stable penetration conditions and on ICESat (Ice, Cloud, and land Elevation Satellite) elevations. After DEM generation and editing, a sophisticated height error characterization of the whole Antarctic continent with ICESat data was carried out, and a validation over blue ice achieved a mean vertical height error of just <span class="inline-formula">−0.3</span> m <span class="inline-formula">±</span> 2.5 m standard deviation. The filled and edited Antarctic TanDEM-X PolarDEM 90 m is outstanding due to its accuracy, homogeneity, and coverage completeness. It is freely available for scientific purposes and provides a high-resolution data set as basis for polar research, such as ice velocity, mass balance estimation, or orthorectification.</p>B. WesselM. HuberC. WohlfartC. WohlfartA. BertramN. OsterkampU. MarschalkA. GruberA. GruberF. ReußF. ReußS. AbdullahiI. GeorgA. RothCopernicus PublicationsarticleEnvironmental sciencesGE1-350GeologyQE1-996.5ENThe Cryosphere, Vol 15, Pp 5241-5260 (2021) |
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<p>We present the generation and validation of an updated version of the TanDEM-X digital elevation model (DEM) of Antarctica: the TanDEM-X PolarDEM 90 m of Antarctica. Improvements compared to the global TanDEM-X DEM version comprise filling gaps with newer bistatic synthetic aperture radar (SAR) acquisitions of the TerraSAR-X and TanDEM-X satellites, interpolation of smaller voids, smoothing of noisy areas, and replacement of frozen or open sea areas with geoid undulations. For the latter, a new semi-automatic editing approach allowed for the delineation of the coastline from DEM and amplitude data. Finally, the DEM was transformed into the cartographic Antarctic Polar Stereographic projection with a homogeneous metric spacing in northing and easting of 90 m. As X-band SAR penetrates the snow and ice pack by several meters, a new concept for absolute height adjustment was set up that relies on areas with stable penetration conditions and on ICESat (Ice, Cloud, and land Elevation Satellite) elevations. After DEM generation and editing, a sophisticated height error characterization of the whole Antarctic continent with ICESat data was carried out, and a validation over blue ice achieved a mean vertical height error of just <span class="inline-formula">−0.3</span> m <span class="inline-formula">±</span> 2.5 m standard deviation. The filled and edited Antarctic TanDEM-X PolarDEM 90 m is outstanding due to its accuracy, homogeneity, and coverage completeness. It is freely available for scientific purposes and provides a high-resolution data set as basis for polar research, such as ice velocity, mass balance estimation, or orthorectification.</p> |
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B. Wessel M. Huber C. Wohlfart C. Wohlfart A. Bertram N. Osterkamp U. Marschalk A. Gruber A. Gruber F. Reuß F. Reuß S. Abdullahi I. Georg A. Roth |
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TanDEM-X PolarDEM 90 m of Antarctica: generation and error characterization |
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TanDEM-X PolarDEM 90 m of Antarctica: generation and error characterization |
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TanDEM-X PolarDEM 90 m of Antarctica: generation and error characterization |
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TanDEM-X PolarDEM 90 m of Antarctica: generation and error characterization |
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TanDEM-X PolarDEM 90 m of Antarctica: generation and error characterization |
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tandem-x polardem 90 m of antarctica: generation and error characterization |
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