A Review of Interferometric Synthetic Aperture RADAR (InSAR) Multi-Track Approaches for the Retrieval of Earth’s Surface Displacements

Applied Sciences

Fabiana Calò¹  Antonio Pepe¹ 

[1] Institute for Electromagnetic Sensing of the Environment (IREA), Italian National Research Council, 328 Diocleziano, 80124 Napoli, Italy;

关键词: Synthetic Aperture RADAR Interferometry techniques;    deformation;    geodesy;    multi-track;    and satellite constellations;   

DOI  :  10.3390/app7121264

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Synthetic Aperture RADAR Interferometry (InSAR) provides a unique tool for the quantitative measurement of the Earth’s surface deformations induced by a variety of natural (such as volcanic eruptions, landslides and earthquakes) and anthropogenic (e.g., ground-water extraction in highly-urbanized areas, deterioration of buildings and public facilities) processes. In this framework, use of InSAR technology makes it possible the long-term monitoring of surface deformations and the analysis of relevant geodynamic phenomena. This review paper provides readers with a general overview of the InSAR principles and the recent development of the advanced multi-track InSAR combination methodologies, which allow to discriminate the 3-D components of deformation processes and to follow their temporal evolution. The increasing availability of SAR data collected by complementary illumination angles and from different RADAR instruments, which operate in various bands of the microwave spectrum (X-, L- and C-band), makes the use of multi-track/multi-satellite InSAR techniques very promising for the characterization of deformation patterns. A few case studies will be presented, with a particular focus on the recently proposed multi-track InSAR method known as the Minimum Acceleration (MinA) combination approach. The presented results evidence the validity and the relevance of the investigated InSAR approaches for geospatial analyses.

【 授权许可】

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