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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-15-5241-2021
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Research article
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26 Nov 2021
Research article |
| 26 Nov 2021
| 26 Nov 2021
TanDEM-X PolarDEM 90 m of Antarctica: generation and error characterization
German Remote Sensing Data Center, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany
Martin Huber
German Remote Sensing Data Center, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany
Christian Wohlfart
German Remote Sensing Data Center, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany
Data Office, Roche Diagnostics GmbH, Penzberg, Germany
Adina Bertram
German Remote Sensing Data Center, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany
Nicole Osterkamp
Company for Remote Sensing and Environmental Research (SLU), Munich, Germany
Ursula Marschalk
German Remote Sensing Data Center, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany
Astrid Gruber
German Remote Sensing Data Center, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany
Stemmer Imaging, Puchheim, Germany
Felix Reuß
Company for Remote Sensing and Environmental Research (SLU), Munich, Germany
Department of Geodesy and Geoinformation, TU Wien, Vienna, Austria
Sahra Abdullahi
German Remote Sensing Data Center, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany
Isabel Georg
Company for Remote Sensing and Environmental Research (SLU), Munich, Germany
Achim Roth
German Remote Sensing Data Center, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany
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Short summary
We present a new digital elevation model (DEM) of Antarctica derived from the TanDEM-X DEM, with new interferometric radar acquisitions incorporated and edited elevations, especially at the coast. A strength of this DEM is its homogeneity and completeness. Extensive validation work shows a vertical accuracy of just -0.3 m ± 2.5 m standard deviation on blue ice surfaces compared to ICESat laser altimeter heights. The new TanDEM-X PolarDEM 90 m of Antarctica is freely available.
We present a new digital elevation model (DEM) of Antarctica derived from the TanDEM-X DEM, with...
