Satellite SAR interferometric observations of displacements associated with urban subsidence in Suzhou, Eastern China  

作　　者：WANG Chao, ZHANG Hong, LIU Zhi, CHENG Suozhong and LU Guonian(1. LARSIS, Institute of Remote Sensing Applications, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China 2. Department of Geography, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210097, China) 

出　　处：《Progress in Natural Science:Materials International》2002年第10期798-800,共4页自然科学进展·国际材料（英文版）

基　　金：Supported by the Major State Basic Research Development Program of China (Grant No. G1998040703) ; the Chinese Academy of Sciences (KZCX2-309); The ERS-1/2 SAR data was provided by ESA for the ERS project (ERS A03-374).

摘　　要：SAR interferometry (InSAR) has a high potential for surface displacement mapping in the range from millimeter to meter. In this paper the potential of ERS-1/2 SAR interferometry for mapping subtle land subsidence has been investigated. A time series of ERS-1/2 SAR data from February 1993 to February 2000 is collected from measurements taken in Suzhou city, Jiangsu Province, China, eight ERS-1/2 SAR images are used to create seven interferograms, and three differential interferograms are produced using the three-pass method, which clearly show the spatial extent of land subsidence. The deformation maps are validated by leveling surveys, the correlation coefficient and standard deviation between them are 0.943 and 0.1706 respectively. Based on seven benchmarks, the subsidence rates are estimated, the overall trends are in close agreement with InSAR results. The results of study show that for the mapping of land subsidence in urban environments InSAR has a strong potential due to its cost-saving, high resolution and accuracy.SAR interferometry (InSAR) has a high potential for surface displacement mapping in the range from millimeter to meter. In this paper the potential of ERS-1/2 SAR interferometry for mapping subtle land subsidence has been investigated. A time series of ERS-1/2 SAR data from February 1993 to February 2000 is collected from measurements taken in Suzhou city, Jiangsu Province, China, eight ERS-1/2 SAR images are used to create seven interferograms, and three differential interferograms are produced using the three-pass method, which clearly show the spatial extent of land subsidence. The deformation maps are validated by leveling surveys, the correlation coefficient and standard deviation between them are 0.943 and 0.1706 respectively. Based on seven benchmarks, the subsidence rates are estimated, the overall trends are in close agreement with InSAR results. The results of study show that for the mapping of land subsidence in urban environments InSAR has a strong potential due to its cost-saving, high resolution and accuracy.

关 键 词：SAR interferometry  LAND subsidence  Suzhou. 

分 类 号：P237[天文地球—摄影测量与遥感]