CRInSAR for landslide deformation monitoring: A case in threegorge area

Landslide in threegorge area is a severe geohazard threatening many people. Conventional differential SAR interferometry (DInSAR) and Persistent Scatterers for SAR interferometry (PSInSAR) technique are unsuitable for landslide deformation monitoring in this area due to temporal and lack of natural phase stable point targets. The method of DInSAR using corner reflectors (CRInSAR) is a powerful tool in the vegetation area. The procedure of DInSAR using corner reflectors (CRInSAR) used by this paper is briefly introduced. Using ENVISAT ASAR time series data, the deformation of 12 corner reflectors (CR) in Shuping landslide are analyzed. As to the CR with slow creep deformation, the CRInSAR results are reliable. But as to the CR with nonlinear accelerated deformation, our CRInSAR method still needs to be enhanced.

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