Applications of InSAR in natural hazards research

西蒙弗雷泽大学（SFU）与麦克唐纳Dettwiler和联营公司（MDA），ThreeteK有限公司合作。该项目还与巴西国家科学院、里约热内卢联邦大学和加拿大遥感中心合作，应用先进的卫星地球空间分析方法，增进对加拿大和国外危险自然过程的了解。拟议的研究将把MDA新的RADARSAT-2卫星所支持的最先进的雷达遥感技术与地面实地研究相结合，以毫米精度测量地球表面的位移。在项目期间提出了四个具体项目;每个项目为西蒙·弗雷泽大学的一名研究生提供培训。一个项目（Nick Roberts先生的博士研究）涉及玻利维亚的拉巴斯的滑坡灾害的识别、量化和诊断。第二个项目（MSc;学生招募）是在不列颠哥伦比亚省的弗雷泽峡谷，在加拿大最重要的，但高度脆弱的交通和通信走廊的斜坡不稳定性的研究。第三个项目（MSc;是对斯夸米什米什河三角洲（不列颠哥伦比亚省人口密集的三角洲平原）地面沉降的研究。Fernanda Ledo女士的第四个项目（理学硕士研究）是研究地壳对巴西马瑙斯亚马逊河水负荷变化的反应。MDA和CCRS将协助培训研究生和提供数据集。

Simon Fraser University (SFU) is partnering with MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates (MDA), ThreeteK Ltda. (Brazil), the Universidade Federale do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), and the Canada Centre for Remote Sensing (CCRS) to apply advanced satellite-based geospatial analysis methods to improve understanding of hazardous natural processes in Canada and abroad. The proposed research will integrate state-of-the-art radar remote sensing techniques enabled by MDA's new RADARSAT-2 satellite with ground field studies to measure displacements of Earth's surface with millimetre accuracy. Four specific projects are proposed over the period of the project; each provides training to a graduate student at Simon Fraser University. One project (PhD research of Mr. Nick Roberts) involves the identification, quantification, and diagnosis of landslide hazards in La Paz, Bolivia. A second project (MSc; student to be recruited) is a study of slope instability in British Columbia's Fraser Canyon, one of the most important, but highly vulnerable transportation and communication corridors in Canada. A third project (MSc; student to be recruited) is a study of ground subsidence on the Squamish River delta, a populated delta plain in British Columbia. The fourth project (MSc research of Ms. Fernanda Ledo is a study of the crustal response to changes in water loading by Amazon River at Manaus, Brazil, over a hydrological cycle. MDA and CCRS will assist with the training of graduate students and provision of datasets.