Time-series deformation monitoring over mining regions with SAR intensity-based offset measurements

Underground mining can induce large vertical displacements that often lead to the loss of coherence in repeat-pass interferometric synthetic aperture radar (SAR) images. Using SAR intensity images, this paper employs the image offset tracking method to map SAR slant range changes due to ground deformation over areas of mining. The rationale of slant range offset measurement with respect to the vertical deformation is analysed and the prerequisite of applying the slant range offset method to monitor vertical deformation is discussed. Results from the slant range offset method are used to produce time-series of cumulative ground displacements via least square estimate. We use six Advanced Land Observation Satellite (ALOS)-Phased Array L-band SAR (PALSAR) images over two coalfields in Inner Mogolia, China, to illustrate the proposed method and its effectiveness. We achieve deformation measurements with a precision of ∼0.2 m, with the maximum vertical displacement over the mining sites reaching ∼4.5 m. Finally, we use time-series results to outline common features identified in mining-induced deformation. Our results are supported by in situ investigations.

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