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Linear discontinuous ground deformation detection based on coherence analysis of pre and post event radar image pairs

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Published/Copyright: December 24, 2021
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Abstract

The article presents information on how to use satellite interferometry to detect linear discontinuous ground deformation [LDGD] caused by underground mining. Assumptions were made based on the properties of the SAR signal correlation coefficient (coherence). Places of LDGD have been identified based on these assumptions. Changes taking place on the surface between two acquisitions lead to worse correlation between two radar images. This results in lower values of the SAR signal correlation coefficient in the coherence maps. Therefore, it was assumed that the formation of LDGD could reduce the coherence value compared to the previous state. The second assumption was an increase in the standard deviation of coherence, which is a classic measurement of variability. Therefore any changes in the surface should lead to increasing standard deviation of coherence compared to the previous state. Images from the Sentinel-1 satellite and provided by the ESA were used for analysis. The research is presented on the basis of two research areas located in the Upper Silesian Coal Basin in the south of Poland. The area in which LDGD could occur was limited to 6 % of the total area in case 1 and 36 % in case 2 by applying an appropriate methodology of satellite image coherence analysis. This paper is an introduction to the development of a method of detecting LDGDs caused by underground mining and to study these issues further.

Award Identifier / Grant number: 11342020-131

Funding statement: This research was funded by the Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education, Statutory Activity of the Central Mining Institute in Katowice, number 11342020-131.

Acknowledgments

The Author would like to thank dr hab. Andrzej Kowalski prof. GIG and PhD. Eng. Dariusz Ignacy from the Central Mining Institute for their knowledge and experience which to improve this manuscript.

  1. Conflict of interest: The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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Received: 2021-05-28
Accepted: 2021-12-08
Published Online: 2021-12-24
Published in Print: 2022-04-26

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