InSAR Monitoring and Interpretation of Surface Deformation in Namcha Barwa Area

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  • 1.Heihe Remote Sensing Experimental Research Station,Key Laboratory of Remote Sensing of Gansu Province,Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources,Chinese Academy of Sciences,Lanzhou 730000,China
    2.University of Chinese Academy of Sciences,Beijing 100049,China
    3.Jiangsu Center for Collaborative Innovation in Geographical Information Resource Development and Application,Nanjing 210023,China
    4.Academy of Plateau Science and Sustainability,Qinghai Normal University,Xining 810016,China
    5.National Tibetan Plateau Data Center,State Key Laboratory of Tibetan Plateau Earth System,Resources and Environment (TPESRE),Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research,Chinese Academy of Sciences,Beijing 100101,China

Online published: 2024-06-24

Abstract

Namcha Barwa region is located in the core tectonic deformation zone of the Eastern Himalayan Syntaxis with a complicated geological-tectonic environment and frequent geohazards. Therefore, it is of great significance to strengthen the research of surface deformation monitoring in this area for local disaster prevention and mitigation and sustainable economic development. This study aims to monitor surface deformation using Sentinel-1 SAR images in this region. Using PS-InSAR technique, the surface deformation rates distribution and deformation time series on LOS (Line-Of-Sight) were acquired. Then the status of surface deformation distribution and coseismic deformation caused by Mainling M6.9 earthquake in 2017 were discussed. It is revealed that the deformation in Namcha Barwa is greatly affected by Cenozoic tectonic deformation. Tectonic deformation in the study area mainly included coseismic deformation, postseismic relaxation deformation and thrust deformation in plate boundary. The deformations were quite different on both sides of the Yarlung Zangbo River. A slow negative deformation trend is shown on the north side, while the south side is positive deformed at a high rate caused by thrust faults. The coseismic deformation of Mainling earthquake showed a spatial distribution trait of negative deformation on the southeast side of the epicenter, positive deformation on the northeast side, positive and a larger deformation on the southwest side. This study demonstrated that, InSAR can provide high spatial and temporal resolution surface deformation data for hazard monitoring and scientific research on Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.

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Bixing WU,Jianwen GUO,Adan WU,Feng LIU,Min FENG . InSAR Monitoring and Interpretation of Surface Deformation in Namcha Barwa Area[J]. Remote Sensing Technology and Application, 2023 , 38(5) : 1042 -1053 . DOI: 10.11873/j.issn.1004-0323.2023.5.1042

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