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This study aims at investigating the impact of the Digital Elevation Model (DEM) used for terrain correction (radiometric and geometric) and for mapping layover\/shadow areas on windthrow detection using COSMO SkyMed SAR images. The terrain correction was done using a radiometric and geometric terrain correction algorithm. Specifically, we evaluated five different DEMs: (i\u2013ii) a digital terrain model and a digital surface model derived from airborne LiDAR flights; (iii) the ALOS Global Digital Surface Model; (iv) the Copernicus global DEM; and (v) the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) DEM. All five DEMs were resampled at 2 m and 30 m pixel spacing, obtaining a total of 10 DEMs. The terrain-corrected COSMO SkyMed SAR images were employed for windthrow detection in a forested area in the north of Italy. The findings revealed significant variations in windthrow detection across the ten corrections. 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