Accuracy assessment of digital elevation models (DEMs): A critical review of practices of the past three decades

JL Mesa-Mingorance, FJ Ariza-López - Remote Sensing, 2020 - mdpi.com
An analysis of almost 200 references has been carried out in order to obtain knowledge
about the DEM (Digital Elevation Model) accuracy assessment methods applied in the last …

Distribution of permafrost in China: an overview of existing permafrost maps

Y Ran, X Li, G Cheng, T Zhang, Q Wu… - Permafrost and …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Many permafrost maps in China have been compiled since the early 1960s. The scales of
these maps range from the local (1: 600 000) to the regional scale (1: 10 000 000). The …

Planetary Spectrum Generator: An accurate online radiative transfer suite for atmospheres, comets, small bodies and exoplanets

GL Villanueva, MD Smith, S Protopapa, S Faggi… - Journal of Quantitative …, 2018 - Elsevier
We have developed an online radiative-transfer suite (https://psg. gsfc. nasa. gov) applicable
to a broad range of planetary objects (eg, planets, moons, comets, asteroids, TNOs, KBOs …

Validation, stability, and consistency of MODIS Collection 6.1 and VIIRS Version 1 Deep Blue aerosol data over land

AM Sayer, NC Hsu, J Lee, WV Kim… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Deep Blue (DB) algorithm has been used to retrieve aerosol optical depth
(AOD) and Ångström exponent (AE) over land from multiple satellite instruments, including …

Climate change and growth scenarios for California wildfire

AL Westerling, BP Bryant, HK Preisler, TP Holmes… - Climatic Change, 2011 - Springer
Large wildfire occurrence and burned area are modeled using hydroclimate and
landsurface characteristics under a range of future climate and development scenarios. The …

Controls on the channel width of rivers: Implications for modeling fluvial incision of bedrock

NJ Finnegan, G Roe, DR Montgomery… - Geology, 2005 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
On the basis of the Manning equation and basic mass conservation principles, we derive an
expression for scaling the steady-state width (W) of river channels as a function of discharge …

New land surface digital elevation model covers the Earth

DB Gesch, KL Verdin… - Eos, Transactions …, 1999 - Wiley Online Library
Land surface elevation around the world is reaching new heights—as far as its description
and measurement goes. A new global digital elevation model (DEM) is being cited as a …

Paleoindian colonization of the Americas: implications from an examination of physiography, demography, and artifact distribution

DG Anderson, JC Gillam - American Antiquity, 2000 - cambridge.org
GIS-based, least-cost analyses employing continental scale elevation data, coupled with
information on the late glacial location of ice sheets and pluvial lakes, suggest possible …

The CNRM global atmosphere model ARPEGE‐Climat 6.3: Description and evaluation

R Roehrig, I Beau, D Saint‐Martin… - Journal of Advances …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The present study describes the atmospheric component of the sixth‐generation climate
models of the Centre National de Recherches Météorologiques (CNRM), namely, ARPEGE …

Fragmentation of Asia's remaining wildlands: implications for Asian elephant conservation

P Leimgruber, JB Gagnon, C Wemmer… - Animal …, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
Habitat loss and fragmentation are main causes for Asian elephant population declines. We
mapped wildlands‐large, unfragmented and undeveloped areas‐asking:(1) Where are the …