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Terrain Surface Estimation

Terrain Surface Estimation is a computational method in geospatial analysis that generates a continuous elevation model from discrete terrain measurements by interpolating spatially distributed height data to approximate the three-dimensional topographic surface.

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Authors

182

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2017–2026

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Publications

149

A Statistical-Topographic Model for Mapping Climatological Precipitation over Mountainous Terrain

Christopher Daly, Ronald P. Neilson, Donald L. Phillips · Journal of Applied Meteorology · 1994 · 2.8K citations · Full text

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Generating surfaces of daily meteorological variables over large regions of complex terrain

Peter Thornton, Steven W. Running, Michael A. White · Journal of Hydrology · 1997 · 1.4K citations

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Digital elevation model resolution: effects on terrain attribute calculation and quantitative soil-landscape modeling

James A. Thompson, J. Carter Bell, C A Butler · Geoderma · 2001 · 434 citations

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Detection of Surface-Specific Points by Local Parallel Processing of Discrete Terrain Elevation Data

Thomas K. Peucker, David H. Douglas · Computer Graphics and Image Processing · 1975 · 407 citations

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Accuracy of interpolation techniques for the derivation of digital elevation models in relation to landform types and data density

Vincent Chaplot, Frédéric Darboux, Hocine Bourennane et al. · Geomorphology · 2006 · 403 citations

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Authors

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    Steven Dubowsky

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States

    3 publications · 402 citations

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    Martial Hebert

    Carnegie Mellon University, United States

    3 publications · 289 citations

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    Karl Iagnemma

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States

    3 publications · 435 citations

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  4. DH
    Daniel Huber

    Aarhus University, Denmark

    3 publications · 175 citations

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    Sijin Li

    Jiangsu Center for Collaborative Innovation in Geographical Information Resource Development and Application, China

    2 publications · 46 citations

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Institutions

182

  1. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    5 h-index

    10 publications

    328 citations

  2. Carnegie Mellon University

    Pittsburgh, United States

    4 h-index

    15 publications

    1.4K citations

  3. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

    Hong Kong, Hong Kong

    4 h-index

    11 publications

    524 citations

  4. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    Cambridge, United States

    4 h-index

    13 publications

    1.5K citations

  5. Istanbul Technical University

    Istanbul, Türkiye

    4 h-index

    8 publications

    276 citations

  6. Wuhan University

    Wuhan, China

    3 h-index

    6 publications

    139 citations

  7. Xidian University

    Xi'an, China

    3 h-index

    8 publications

    377 citations

  8. Technische Universität Berlin

    Berlin, Germany

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    206 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Geodesy

    6 publications · 249 citations

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  2. Photogrammetric Engineering & Remote Sensing

    5 publications · 472 citations

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  4. Computers & Geosciences

    CAGEO · 5 publications · 180 citations

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  5. International Journal of Remote Sensing

    4 publications · 146 citations

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