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Multi-Temporal InSAR Analysis for Monitoring Ground Deformation in Amorgos Island, Greece.

ABSTRACT: Radar Interferometry is a widely used method for estimating ground deformation, as it provides precision to a few millimeters to centimeters, and at the same time, a wide spatial coverage of the study area. On July 9, 1956, one of the strongest earthquakes of the 20th century in the area of the South Aegean, occurred in Amorgos, with a magnitude of Mw = 7.7. The objective of this research is to map ground deformation in Amorgos island, using InSAR techniques. We conducted a multi-temporal analysis of all available data from 2003 to 2019 by exploiting historical ENVISAT SAR imagery, as well as the dense archive of Sentinel-1 SLC imagery. Persistent Scatterer Interferometry (PS) and Small Baseline Subset (SBAS) methods were implemented. Results of both data-sets indicate a small-scale deformation on the island. A multi-track analysis was implemented on Sentinel-1 data to decompose the line of sight velocities to vertical and horizontal. The central south coast is experiencing horizontal movement, while uplift of a maximum value of 5 mm/y is observed in the southeastern coast. The combination of the good spatial coverage achievable via InSAR, with GPS measurements, is suggested an important tool for the seamless monitoring of Amorgos island towards tectonic hazard estimation.

SUBMITTER: Alatza S

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7014404 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Multi-Temporal InSAR Analysis for Monitoring Ground Deformation in Amorgos Island, Greece.

Alatza Stavroula S Papoutsis Ioannis I Paradissis Demitris D Kontoes Charalampos C Papadopoulos Gerassimos A GA

Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) 20200107 2

Radar Interferometry is a widely used method for estimating ground deformation, as it provides precision to a few millimeters to centimeters, and at the same time, a wide spatial coverage of the study area. On July 9, 1956, one of the strongest earthquakes of the 20th century in the area of the South Aegean, occurred in Amorgos, with a magnitude of Mw = 7.7. The objective of this research is to map ground deformation in Amorgos island, using InSAR techniques. We conducted a multi-temporal analys ...[more]

PMID: 31936064

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Multi-Temporal InSAR Analysis for Monitoring Ground Deformation in Amorgos Island, Greece.

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Multi-Temporal InSAR Analysis for Monitoring Ground Deformation in Amorgos Island, Greece.

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