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https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-23-375-2023
https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-23-375-2023
Research article
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01 Feb 2023
Research article |  | 01 Feb 2023

Bare-earth DEM generation from ArcticDEM and its use in flood simulation

Yinxue Liu, Paul D. Bates, and Jeffery C. Neal

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In this paper, we test two approaches for removing buildings and other above-ground objects from a state-of-the-art satellite photogrammetry topography product, ArcticDEM. Our best technique gives a 70 % reduction in vertical error, with an average difference of 1.02 m from a benchmark lidar for the city of Helsinki, Finland. When used in a simulation of rainfall-driven flooding, the bare-earth version of ArcticDEM yields a significant improvement in predicted inundation extent and water depth.
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