Estimation of Alpine Permafrost Surface Deformation Using InSAR Data
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چکیده
The detection of active rock glacier and the quantification of the observed surface movement as well as its temporal change using the D-InSAR method are presented. An average deformation rate of -7.7 mm/35 days in the radar lineof-sight, in the summer of 1992, was estimated. Whereas, the corresponding geodetic measurement, vertical component of 3D flow velocity, was about –8.0 mm/35 days. Additionally, the spatial distribution of the rock glacier surface deformation derived from the D-InSAR data matches the photogrammetric and geodetic generated results to a very high degree.
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