scholarly journals Estimation of Mining-Induced Horizontal Strain Tensor of Land Surface Applying InSAR

Minerals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. 788
Author(s):  
Wojciech T. Witkowski ◽  
Magdalena Łukosz ◽  
Artur Guzy ◽  
Ryszard Hejmanowski
Keyword(s):  
Land Subsidence ◽  
Land Surface ◽  
Surface Deformation ◽  
Extreme Values ◽  
Strain Tensor ◽  
Integral Model ◽  
Copper Ore ◽  
Horizontal Strain ◽  
Satellite Radar

Horizontal strains related to mining-induced subsidence may endanger infrastructure and surface users’ safety. While directional horizontal strains should be well determined, appropriate solutions for a complete assessment of the terrain surface deformation field are still required. As a result, the presented study examined a new method for calculating horizontal strain tensor based on the decomposition of satellite radar interferometry (InSAR) observations into vertical and azimuth look direction (ALD) displacements. Based on a geometric integral model, we tested our method on experimental data before applying it to an underground copper ore mine in Poland. In the case study, the displacement field was determined using the Multi-Temporal InSAR method on Sentinel-1 data. The model data relative error did not exceed 0.02 at σ = ±0.003. For the case study, land subsidence of up to −167 mm and ALD displacements ranging from −110 mm to +62 mm was obtained, whereas the extreme values of horizontal strains ranged from −0.52 mm/m to +0.36 mm/m at σ = ±0.050 mm/m. Our results demonstrate the high accuracy of the method in determining the horizontal strain tensor. As a result, the approach can broaden the assessment of the environmental impact of land subsidence worldwide.

Geometry of surface deformations caused by induced shocks in the area of underground copper exploitation

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karolina Owczarz ◽  
Anna Kopeć ◽  
Dariusz Głąbicki
Keyword(s):  
Surface Deformation ◽  
Underground Mining ◽  
Surface Displacement ◽  
3D Models ◽  
Radar Interferometry ◽  
Time Interval ◽  
Mining Operations ◽  
Copper Ore ◽  
Surface Displacements ◽  
Satellite Radar

<p>The level of intensity of induced seismic phenomena occurring in areas of mining activity is very diverse. Induced shocks may be directly related to the exploitation carried out or to mining and tectonic factors. In the case of impact on the surface, two types of mining tremors are distinguished: energetically weak shocks, not causing surface deformation, and shocks exceeding a certain energy level, which cause terrain deformations. Surface displacements are the most common form of the effects of underground mining operations, including induced seismicity. Geological research uses Sentinel-1 imagery to determine the geometry of surface displacements that were caused by induced shocks by satellite radar interferometry. In this research four induced shocks with magnitude M>4.0 was used, which occurred in the Legnica-Glogow Copper District in the Rudna mine. This area is one of the most seismically active places in Poland due to the underground exploitation of copper ore. For calculations, the differential satellite radar interferometry (DInSAR) method was used. The DInSAR technique allowed the determination of surface displacement towards the Line of Sight (LOS) between two images acquired at different times (before and after induced shock) with millimeter accuracy. In the presented research calculations were carried out separately for observations acquired in descending and ascending orbits. The Sentinel-1 satellites are a constellation of two radar satellites that observe the surface of lands and oceans at a time interval of 6 days. Therefore, 6 days, 12 days, 18 days and 24 days were assumed as the time intervals between the images. Vertical displacements were calculated based on the generated LOS displacement maps. In addition, charts of subsidence in the N-S and W-E directions were prepared, 3D models of subsidence were made, and deformation geometry was analyzed for individual shocks. As a result of the research, the spatial extent of deformation in the horizontal surface was determined: N-S and W-E, which in both directions was over 2 km. However, surface displacements caused by induced shocks reached values up to 10 cm.</p>

scholarly journals Correction: Witkowski et al. Estimation of Mining-Induced Horizontal Strain Tensor of Land Surface Applying InSAR. Minerals 2021, 11, 788

Minerals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (9) ◽  
pp. 1005
Author(s):  
Wojciech T. Witkowski ◽  
Magdalena Łukosz ◽  
Artur Guzy ◽  
Ryszard Hejmanowski
Keyword(s):  
Land Surface ◽  
Strain Tensor ◽  
Horizontal Strain

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scholarly journals LAND SUBSIDENCE MONITORING USING PS-InSAR TECHNIQUE FOR L-BAND SAR DATA

2016 ◽  
Vol XLI-B7 ◽  
pp. 995-997 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Thapa ◽  
R. S. Chatterjee ◽  
K. B. Singh ◽  
D. Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Time Series ◽  
Land Subsidence ◽  
Land Surface ◽  
Surface Deformation ◽  
Underground Mining ◽  
Ground Surface ◽  
Sar Interferometry ◽  
Persistent Scatterer Interferometry ◽  
Long Time ◽  
Subsidence Monitoring

Differential SAR-Interferometry (D-InSAR) is one of the potential source to measure land surface motion induced due to underground coal mining. However, this technique has many limitation such as atmospheric in homogeneities, spatial de-correlation, and temporal decorrelation. Persistent Scatterer Interferometry synthetic aperture radar (PS-InSAR) belongs to a family of time series InSAR technique, which utilizes the properties of some of the stable natural and anthropogenic targets which remain coherent over long time period. In this study PS-InSAR technique has been used to monitor land subsidence over selected location of Jharia Coal field which has been correlated with the ground levelling measurement. This time series deformation observed using PS InSAR helped us to understand the nature of the ground surface deformation due to underground mining activity.

Land Subsidence in Delhi, India investigated using Sentinel-1 InSAR measurements

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shagun Garg ◽  
Mahdi Motagh ◽  
Indu Jayaluxmi
Keyword(s):  
Land Subsidence ◽  
Land Surface ◽  
Surface Deformation ◽  
Field Measurements ◽  
Groundwater Depletion ◽  
National Capital Region ◽  
Rapid Urbanization ◽  
In Situ Data ◽  
Persistent Scatterers ◽  
The Government

<p>Groundwater induced land subsidence is a growing problem worldwide and has been documented in places like Mexico, Jakarta, Tehran, and China. India is the largest user of groundwater and pumps more than the USA and China combined. The National capital region(NCR) of India, due to rapid urbanization and illegal extraction, is facing severe groundwater depletion of the order of 0.5m-2m per year and is declared as a critical zone by the government of India. The looming crisis of groundwater depletion and supporting hydrogeology makes this region prone to land surface deformation.</p><p>Monitoring subsidence by conventional methods such as extensometers, leveling, hydrogeology modeling, and GPS requires precise field measurements and are time-consuming. With the advent of Interferometry, monitoring deformation precisely from the microwave sensors onboard satellite is possible. In our study, we demonstrate the result of the Persistent Scatterer InSAR (PS-InSAR) technique to monitor the subsidence in the Delhi NCR region using Sentinel -1 Interferometric wide swath (IW) mode. Descending pass datasets are used to identify the PSs over the study area. Fifty-six differential interferograms from Aug 2016 to Sep 2018 are formed after removing flat earth and topographic phase using SRTM 30m DEM. The PS-InSAR processing is done using Stanford Method for Persistent Scatterers (StaMPS), where an amplitude threshold index of 0.4 is selected for Initial PS candidate. The PS points are the stable targets which do not decorrelate much over time.  The deformation is calculated for all these PS points and a time series, and hence a velocity map is formed.</p><p>The rate of deformation in Southwest Delhi is found to be approximately 15 cm/year (max) in the radar line of sight direction. The in-situ data provided by the Central groundwater board (CGWB) India is not consistent and has many gaps. However, after applying Spatio-temporal interpolation, it follows the decreasing trend of Land subsidence which suggests that the groundwater extraction is the major cause for the subsidence in the southwest region of NCR during the observed period i.e., from 2016 -2018.</p>

scholarly journals State of the Art and Recent Advancements in the Modelling of Land Subsidence Induced by Groundwater Withdrawal

Water ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (7) ◽  
pp. 2051 ◽  
Author(s):  
Artur Guzy ◽  
Agnieszka Malinowska
Keyword(s):  
Land Subsidence ◽  
Land Surface ◽  
Flow Direction ◽  
Water Pressure ◽  
Economic Effects ◽  
Aquifer System ◽  
Damage Costs ◽  
Fundamental Relationship ◽  
Spatio Temporal ◽  
Satellite Radar

Land subsidence is probably one of the most evident environmental effects of groundwater pumping. Globally, freshwater demand is the leading cause of this phenomenon. Land subsidence induced by aquifer system drainage can reach total values of up to 14.5 m. The spatial extension of this phenomenon is usually extensive and is often difficult to define clearly. Aquifer compaction contributes to many socio-economic effects and high infrastructure-related damage costs. Currently, many methods are used to analyze aquifer compaction. These include the fundamental relationship between groundwater head and groundwater flow direction, water pressure and aquifer matrix compressibility. Such solutions enable satisfactory modelling results. However, further research is needed to allow more efficient modelling of aquifer compaction. Recently, satellite radar interferometry (InSAR) has contributed to significant progress in monitoring and determining the spatio-temporal land subsidence distributions worldwide. Therefore, implementation of this approach can pave the way to the development of more efficient aquifer compaction models. This paper presents (1) a comprehensive review of models used to predict land surface displacements caused by aquifer drainage, as well as (2) recent advances, and (3) a summary of InSAR implementation in recent years to support the aquifer compaction modelling process.

scholarly journals Application of InSAR and gravimetric surveys for developing construction codes in zones of land subsidence induced by groundwater extraction: case study of Aguascalientes, Mexico

2015 ◽  
Vol 372 ◽  
pp. 121-127 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Pacheco-Martínez ◽  
S. Wdowinski ◽  
E. Cabral-Cano ◽  
M. Hernández-Marín ◽  
J. A. Ortiz-Lozano ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Time Series ◽  
Land Subsidence ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Surface Deformation ◽  
Geophysical Methods ◽  
Deformation Monitoring ◽  
The State ◽  
Groundwater Extraction ◽  
Hazard Zoning

Abstract. Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR) has become a valuable tool for surface deformation monitoring, including land subsidence associated with groundwater extraction. Another useful tools for studying Earth's surface processes are geophysical methods such as Gravimetry. In this work we present the application of InSAR analysis and gravimetric surveying to generate valuable information for risk management related to land subsidence and surface faulting. Subsidence of the city of Aguascalientes, Mexico is presented as study case. Aguascalientes local governments have addressed land subsidence issues by including new requirements for new constructions projects in the State Urban Construction Code. Nevertheless, the resulting zoning proposed in the code is still subjective and not clearly defined. Our work based on gravimetric and InSAR surveys is aimed for improving the subsidence hazard zoning proposed in the State Urban Code in a more comprehensive way. The study includes a 2007–2011 ALOS InSAR time-series analysis of the Aguascalientes valley, an interpretation of the compete Bouguer gravimetric anomaly of the Aguascalientes urban area, and the application of time series and gravimetric anomaly maps for improve the subsidence hazard zoning of Aguascalientes City.

scholarly journals Sentinel-1 for Monitoring Land Subsidence of Coastal Cities in Africa Using PSInSAR: A Methodology Based on the Integration of SNAP and StaMPS

Geosciences ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 124 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fabio Cian ◽  
José Blasco ◽  
Lorenzo Carrera
Keyword(s):  
Synthetic Aperture Radar ◽  
Land Subsidence ◽  
Land Surface ◽  
Surface Deformation ◽  
Climate Adaptation ◽  
Synthetic Aperture ◽  
Persistent Scatterer Interferometry ◽  
Persistent Scatterers ◽  
Land Deformation ◽  
Aperture Radar

The sub-Saharan African coast is experiencing fast-growing urbanization, particularly around major cities. This threatens the equilibrium of the socio-ecosystems where they are located and on which they depend: underground water resources are exploited with a disregard for sustainability; land is reclaimed from wetlands or lagoons; built-up areas, both formal and informal, grow without adequate urban planning. Together, all these forces can result in land surface deformation, subsidence or even uplift, which can increase risk within these already fragile socio-ecosystems. In particular, in the case of land subsidence, the risk of urban flooding can increase significantly, also considering the contribution of sea level rise driven by climate change. Monitoring such fast-changing environments is crucial to be able to identify key risks and plan adaptation responses to mitigate current and future flood risks. Persistent scatterer interferometry (PSI) with synthetic aperture radar (SAR) is a powerful tool to monitor land deformation with high precision using relatively low-cost technology, also thanks to the open access data of Sentinel-1, which provides global observations every 6 days at 20-m ground resolution. In this paper, we demonstrate how it is possible to monitor land subsidence in urban coastal areas by means of permanent scatterer interferometry and Sentinel-1, exploiting an automatic procedure based on an integration of the Sentinel Application Platform (SNAP) and the Stanford Method for Persistent Scatterers (StaMPS). We present the results of PSI analysis over the cities of Banjul (the Gambia) and Lagos (Nigeria) showing a comparison of results obtained with TerraSAR-X, Constellation of Small Satellites for the Mediterranean Basin Observation (COSMO-SkyMed) and Environmental Satellite advanced synthetic aperture radar (Envisat-ASAR) data. The methodology allows us to highlight areas of high land deformation, information that is useful for urban development, disaster risk management and climate adaptation planning.

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