In this paper the selected interferometric studies of subsidence caused by underground mining are discussed. Despite the common limitations the traditional single-polarization InSAR technique is already proved its high potential in this application. Today, the determination of the areas of affected by terrain deformation risks becomes one of the most promising applications for operational use o...

River deltas are dynamic coastal systems and their evolutions are closely monitored as it often concentrates vital natural resources for the surrounding areas. Many deltas worldwide experience subsidence due to geological processes (sediment loading and compaction) or human activities (groundwater or hydrocarbon extraction, land reclamation). This causes shoreline erosion or wetland loss which ...

First posted January 13, 2023 For additional information, contact: Director, Oklahoma-Texas Water Science Center U.S. Geological Survey 1505 Ferguson Lane Austin, TX 78754-4501 https://www.usgs.gov/centers/ot-waterContact Pubs Warehouse As a part of the Texas Development Board groundwater availability modeling program, developed Gulf Coast Land Subsidence and Groundwater-Flow model (hereinafter...

a r t i c l e i n f o Keywords: InSAR Multi-temporal InSAR Subsidence Aquifer Fault Oil field Salt dome Houston Houston–Galveston (HG) region in Texas has been subsiding due to the combined effects of groundwater withdrawal , hydrocarbon extraction, salt dome movement, and faulting. This human-and partially nature-induced ground deformation has gradually threatened the stability of urban infras...

This paper provides a review of the progress in regard to the InSAR remote sensing technique and its applications in earth and environmental sciences, especially in the past decade. Basic principles, factors, limits, InSAR sensors, available software packages for the generation of InSAR interferograms were summarized to support future applications. Emphasis was placed on the applications of InS...

The analysis of IRS 1A satellite imagery has indicated the existence of two NE SW trending sub parallel faults along which the coast is undergoing land subsidence as revealed by the concavity in the shore line, preferential migration of the river systems and the drainage congestion, absence of beach ridges, occurrence of off shore shoal etc. The study has further indicated chains of tectonicall...

The levee system in California’s Sacramento–San Joaquin Delta helps protect freshwater quality in a critical estuarine ecosystem that hosts substantial agricultural infrastructure and a large human population. We use space-based synthetic aperture radar interferometry (InSAR) to provide synoptic vertical land motion measurements of the Delta and levee system from 1995 to 2000. We find that Delt...

Coastal Louisiana has lost about 5,000 km2 of wetlands over the past century and concern exists whether remaining wetlands will persist while facing some of the world's highest rates of relative sea-level rise (RSLR). Here we analyse an unprecedented data set derived from 274 rod surface-elevation table-marker horizon stations, to determine present-day surface-elevation change, vertical accreti...