• Journal of the Korean Society of Surveying, Geodesy, Photogrammetry and Cartography
• /
• v.34 no.4
• /
• pp.357-372
• /
• 2016

Augustine volcano, located along the Aleutian Arc, is one of the most active volcanoes in Alaska and nearby islands, with seven eruptions occurring between 1812 and 2006. This study monitored the surface displacement before and after the most recent 2006 eruption. For analysis, we conducted a time-series analysis on data observed at the permanent GPS(Global Positioning System) observation stations in Augustine Island between 2005 and 2011. According to the surface displacement analysis results based on GPS data, the movement of the surface inflation at the average speed of 2.3 cm/year three months prior to the eruption has been clearly observed, with the post-eruption surface deflation at the speed of 1.6 cm/year. To compare surface displacements measurement by GPS observation, ENVISAT(Environmental satellite) radar satellite data were collected between 2003 and 2010 and processed the SBAS(Small Baseline Subset) method, one of the time-series analysis techniques using multiple InSAR(Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar) data sets. This result represents 0.97 correlation value between GPS and InSAR time-series surface displacements. This research has been completed precise surface deformation using GPS and time-series InSAR methods for a detection of precursor symptom on Augustine volcano.

• Korean Journal of Remote Sensing
• /
• v.26 no.2
• /
• pp.143-151
• /
• 2010

We carried out studies on InSAR techniques for time-series deformation monitoring using multi-temporal SAR. The PSInSAR method using permanent scatterer is much more complicate than the SBAS because it includes many non-linear equation due to the input of wrapped phase. It is conformed the PS algorithm is very sensitive to even PSC selection. On the other hand, the SBAS method using interferogram of small baseline subset is simple but sensitive to the accuracy of unwrapped phase. The SBAS is better method for expecting not significant unwrapping error while PSInSAR is more proper method for expecting local deformation within very limited area. We used 51 ERS-1/2 SAR data during 1992-2000 over Las Vegas, USA for the comparison between PSInSAR and SBAS. Both PSInSAR and SBAS show similar ground deformation value although local deformation seems to be detected in the PSInSAR method only.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
• /
• 2023.05a
• /
• pp.3-3
• /
• 2023

수자원위성은 C-band 영상레이더(synthetic aperture radar, SAR)를 탑재한 중형급의 수자원 관리 및 수재해 감시 전용 위성이다. 수자원위성은 물 환경과 관련된 다양한 분야에 활용되어 고부가가치의 정보를 제공할 것으로 예상되는데, 특히 시계열 레이더 간섭기법(SAR interferometry, InSAR)의 적용을 통해 댐·보와 같은 수자원시설물의 미세변위 탐지 및 안정성 평가에 효과적으로 사용될 것으로 기대된다. 시계열 영상레이더 간섭기법은 고정산란체를 이용하는 Persistent Scatterer InSAR(PSInSAR) 기법과 분산산란체 기반의 Small BAseline Subset(SBAS) InSAR 기법으로 대표된다. 이 연구에서는 수자원위성에 적합한 수리시설물 시계열 변위 모니터링 알고리즘 개발을 목적으로, Sentinel-1 위성의 C-band SAR 기반 시계열 레이더 간섭기법의 적용성을 평가하고 알고리즘 개발에 고려해야 할 사항들을 분석하였다. 2020년 여름 수재해가 발생한 섬진강댐과 담양댐 및 수변부를 테스트 사이트로 선정하고, 2019년부터 2021년까지의 Sentinel-1 시계열 SAR 영상에 PSInSAR와 SBAS InSAR를 적용하여 시계열 변위를 관측하였다. 댐체에서는 PSInSAR가 SBAS InSAR에 비해 신뢰할 수 있는 시계열 변위를 산출하였다. 그러나 시계열 분석 기간이 길어짐에 따라 PSInSAR 시계열 변위의 정밀도가 낮아지는 경향이 관측되었다. 수변부에서 PSInSAR는 변위 정보를 거의 제공하지 못했다. SBAS InSAR는 수변부의 시계열 변위 모니터링에 효과적이었으나, 여름철 장마 등으로 인해 레이더 간섭도의 긴밀도(coherence)가 낮아질 경우 부정확한 변위를 산출하였다. 앞으로 국내의 다양한 수자원시설물을 대상으로 Sentinel-1 위성을 이용한 시계열 변위 모니터링 알고리즘의 적용성 평가 연구가 진행될 예정이며, 연구 결과를 수자원위성의 관측 특성에 적합한 변위 탐지 알고리즘의 개발에 활용하고자 한다.

• Korean Journal of Remote Sensing
• /
• v.36 no.2_2
• /
• pp.351-363
• /
• 2020

It is well known that alluvial sediment located in coastal region has been easily affected by geohazard like ground subsidence, marine or meteorological disasters which threaten invaluable lives and properties. The subsidence is a sinking of the ground due to underground material movement that mostly related to soil compaction by water extraction. Thus, continuous monitoring is essential to protect possible damage from the ground subsidence in the coastal region. Radar interferometric application has been widely used to estimate surface displacement from phase information of synthetic aperture radar (SAR). Thanks to advanced SAR technique like the Small BAseline Subset (SBAS), a time-series of surface displacement could be successfully calculated with a large amount of SAR observations (>20). Because the ALOS-2 PALSAR-2 L-band observations maintain higher coherence compared with other shorter wavelength like X- or C-band, it has been regarded as one of the best resources for Earth science. However, the number of ALOS-2 PALSAR-2 observations might be not enough for the SBAS application due to its global monitoring observation scenario. Unfortunately, the number of the ALOS-2 PALSAR-2 Stripmap images in area of our interest, Busan which located in the Southeastern Korea, is only 11 which is insufficient to apply the SBAS time-series analysis. Although it is common that the radar interferometry utilizes multiple SAR images collected from same acquisition mode, it has been reported that the ALOS-2 PALSAR-2 Stripmap-ScanSAR interferometric application could be possible under specific acquisition mode. In case that we can apply the Stripmap-ScanSAR interferometry with the other 18 ScanSAR observations over Busan, an enhanced time-series surface displacement with better temporal resolution could be estimated. In this study, we evaluated feasibility of the ALOS-2 PALSAR-2 Stripmap-ScanSAR interferometric application using Gamma software considering differences of chirp bandwidth and pulse repetition frequency (PRF) between two acquisition modes. In addition, we analyzed the interferograms with respect to spectral shift of radar carrier frequency and common band filtering. Even though it shows similar level of coherence regardless of spectral shift in the radar carrier frequency, we found periodic spectral noises in azimuth direction and significant degradation of coherence in azimuth direction after common band filtering. Therefore, the characteristics of spectral bandwidth in the range and azimuth direction should be considered cautiously for the ALOS-2 PALSAR-2 Stripmap-ScanSAR interferometry.

• The Journal of Engineering Geology
• /
• v.33 no.2
• /
• pp.275-291
• /
• 2023

Global warming has made the polar regions more accessible, leading to increased demand for the construction of new resource-development plants in oil-rich permafrost regions. The selection of locations of resource-development plants in permafrost regions should consider the surface displacement resulting from thawing and freezing of the active layer of permafrost. However, few studies have considered surface displacement in the selection of optimal locations of resource-development plants in permafrost region. In this study, Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) analysis using a range of geospatial information variables was performed to select optimal locations for the construction of oil-sands development plants in the permafrost region of southern Athabasca, Alberta, Canada, including consideration of surface displacement. The surface displacement velocity was estimated by applying the Small BAseline Subset Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar technique to time-series Advanced Land Observing Satellite Phased Array L-band Synthetic Aperture Radar images acquired from February 2007 to March 2011. ERA5 reanalysis data were used to generate geospatial data for air temperature, surface temperature, and soil temperature averaged for the period 2000~2010. Geospatial data for roads and railways provided by Statistics Canada and land cover maps distributed by the North American Commission for Environmental Cooperation were also used in the AHP analysis. The suitability of sites analyzed using land cover, surface displacement, and road accessibility as the three most important geospatial factors was validated using the locations of oil-sand plants built since 2010. The sensitivity of surface displacement to the determination of location suitability was found to be very high. We confirm that surface displacement should be considered in the selection of optimal locations for the construction of new resource-development plants in permafrost regions.

• Economic and Environmental Geology
• /
• v.45 no.5
• /
• pp.503-512
• /
• 2012

We performed DInSAR (Differential Interferometric SAR) and SBAS (Small BAseline Subset) analysis using spaceborne SAR (Synthetic Aperture Radar) in order to detect a surface subsidence in Taebaek area, Kangwon, which are suitable to the monitoring of broad and inaccessible areas. During the period from October 2006 to June 2010, we acquired twenty-three ALOS PALSAR data sets (path/frame=425/730) for this study. The ninety-six differential interferograms with a perpendicular baseline less than 1100 m were constructed by ROI_PAC, then the mean velocity map of surface displacement was derived from SBAS analysis. As a result, it was confirmed that the ground displacement occurred about 4 cm/yr at Seokgong-Jangseong and Kyungdong mines and 2 cm/yr at Saehan-Eoryong-Jungdong and Hwangji mines in Taebaek area, Kangwon. It seems that the subsidence in study area is closely related to mining activities because the most of subsiding areas are well matched with mining areas. The subsidence at Kyungdong mine shows continuous and fast velocity in about $2{\times}2$ km area. Therefore the further analysis and the effort to prevent disaster are required in this area.