height units for DEM

[slozanot]

excuse me, does anybody know which are the units for height in digital elevation models? I downloaded a tiff image from ALOS PALSAR RTC, and realized that height values were between 0 and 2, in a zone with mountains and plains. maybe kilometers?

[ASF - hjkristenson]

Hello @slozanot,
This question has been addressed in another thread.