Table 3 Comparison of volume estimates based on the same simulated landscape29.

From: New Martian valley network volume estimate consistent with ancient ocean and warm and wet climate

 

Hoke et al. 28 method

Reimman-Simpson

PBTH

‘Truth’

Volume (m3)

18,562.00

21,716.00

21,109.45

21,940.71

Overall relative accuracy

84.60%

98.98%

96.21%

100.00%

  1. PBTH, progressive black top hat; VN, valley network.
  2. Calculation of the first two columns performed by Brian Hynek and William Nelson, University of Colorado, Boulder, using the same VN area boundary.
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