Applications of InSAR in natural hazards research

西蒙·弗雷泽大学(SFU)正在与麦克唐纳·德特威勒及其同事(MDA)ThreeteK Ltd.合作。巴西)、里约热内卢联邦大学(UFRJ)和加拿大遥感中心(CCRS)合作，应用先进的基于卫星的地理空间分析方法，增进对加拿大和国外危险自然过程的了解。拟议的研究将把由MDA的新RADARSAT-2卫星实现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；每个项目都为西蒙·弗雷泽大学的一名研究生提供培训。其中一个项目(Nick Roberts先生的博士研究)涉及玻利维亚拉巴斯滑坡灾害的识别、量化和诊断。第二个项目(硕士；招收学生)是对不列颠哥伦比亚省弗雷泽峡谷斜坡不稳定性的研究，弗雷泽峡谷是加拿大最重要但非常脆弱的交通和通信走廊之一。第三个项目(硕士；招收学生)是对不列颠哥伦比亚省人口稠密的三角洲平原斯夸米什河三角洲的地面沉降的研究。第四个项目(Fernanda Ledo女士的理学硕士研究)是研究地壳对巴西马瑙斯亚马逊河在一个水文循环中的水量变化的响应。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.