Sequential Estimation of Dynamic Deformation Parameters for SBAS-InSAR

The synthetic aperture radar (SAR) interferometry (InSAR) has been developed for more than 20 years for historical surface deformation reconstruction. In particular, the onboard Sentinel-1/A/B satellite, newly planned NASA-ISRO SAR (NISAR), and Germany Tandem-L will continue to provide unprecedented SAR data with an increased number of acquisitions. However, processing of real-time SAR data has been experiencing challenges regarding the InSAR deformation parameter estimation over a long time with the small baseline subsets (SBAS) InSAR technology. We use sequential adjustment for the estimation of the deformation parameters, which uses Bayesian estimation theory under the least square criteria to inverse long time-series deformation dynamically. Finally, both simulated and real Sentinel-1A SAR data verify the performance of the sequential estimation. It can be regarded as an effective data processing tool in the coming era of SAR big data.

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