Capability of L-band SAR data in mapping of sedimentary formations of the Marmul region, Sultanate of Oman

Rajendran, Sankaran; Nasir, Sobhi

doi:10.1007/s12145-017-0330-6

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“…Due to the numerous advantages of DInSAR techniques and the growing availability of synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite data, amplitude and phase information from SAR images have also been used by applying different techniques in order to investigate many topics of geosciences, including geology [23,24]. Most of the geological applications are related to earthquakes [25][26][27], volcanic eruptions [28][29][30], tectonics [31][32][33][34], and landslides [35][36][37][38], while few research has been focused on the potential of multi-temporal DInSAR as a tool for geological and geomorphological mapping [39]. This represents the main aim of our research.…”

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Subsidence Zonation Through Satellite Interferometry in Coastal Plain Environments of NE Italy: A Possible Tool for Geological and Geomorphological Mapping in Urban Areas

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The main aim of this paper is to test the use of multi-temporal differential interferometric synthetic aperture radar (DInSAR) techniques as a tool for geological and geomorphological surveys in urban areas, where anthropogenic features often completely obliterate landforms and surficial deposits. In the last two decades, multi-temporal DInSAR techniques have been extensively applied to many topics of Geosciences, especially in geohazard analysis and risks assessment, but few attempts have been made in using differential subsidence for geological and geomorphological mapping. With this aim, interferometric data of an urbanized sector of the Venetian-Friulian Plain were considered. The data derive by permanent scatterers InSAR processing of synthetic aperture radar (SAR) images acquired by ERS 1/2, ENVISAT, COSMO SKY-Med and Sentinel-1 missions from 1992 to 2017. The obtained velocity maps identify, with high accuracy, the border of a fluvial incised valley formed after the last glacial maximum (LGM) and filled by unconsolidated Holocene deposits. These consist of lagoon and fluvial sediments that are affected by a much higher subsidence than the surrounding LGM deposits forming the external plain. Displacement time-series of localized sectors inside the post-LGM incision allowed the causes of vertical movements to be explored, which consist of the consolidation of recent deposits, due to the loading of new structures and infrastructures, and the exploitation of the shallow phreatic aquifer.

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