On the application of SAR interferometry to geomorphological studies: estimation of landform attributes and mass movements |
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| Authors: | Filippo Catani Paolo Farina Sandro Moretti Giovanni Nico Tazio Strozzi |
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| Institution: | aEarth Sciences Department, University of Firenze, Italy;bItaly's National Research Council-Institute of RadioAstronomy (CNR-IRA), Matera, Italy;cGamma Remote Sensing, Muri BE, Switzerland |
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| Abstract: | This paper presents two examples of application of Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) interferometry (InSAR) to typical geomorphological problems. The principles of InSAR are introduced, taking care to clarify the limits and the potential of this technique for geomorphological studies. The application of InSAR to the quantification of landform attributes such as the slope and to the estimation of landform variations is investigated. Two case studies are presented. A first case study focuses on the problem of measuring landform attributes by interferometric SAR data. The interferometric result is compared with the corresponding one obtained by a Digital Elevation Model (DEM). In the second case study, the use of InSAR for the estimation of landform variations caused by a landslide is detailed. |
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| Keywords: | Terrain analysis Digital Elevation Model (DEM) Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) interferometry Landslides |
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