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https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-5-211-2017
https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-5-211-2017
Research article
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13 Apr 2017
Research article |  | 13 Apr 2017

Validation of digital elevation models (DEMs) and comparison of geomorphic metrics on the southern Central Andean Plateau

Benjamin Purinton and Bodo Bookhagen

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We evaluate the 12 m TanDEM-X DEM for geomorphometry and compare elevation accuracy (using over 300 000 dGPS measurements) and geomorphic metrics (e.g., slope and curvature) to other modern satellite-derived DEMs. The optically generated 5 m ALOS World 3D is less useful due to high-frequency noise. Despite improvements in radar-derived satellite DEMs, which are useful for elevation differencing and catchment analysis, lidar data are still necessary for fine-scale analysis of hillslope processes.
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