Estimation of the surface displacement of ore mining quarry using Satellite Radar Interferometry

[摘要] In this study, the TerraSAR-X InSAR data acquired from August 2011-October 2015 are employed to monitor the surface deformation of the mining quarry in the Central Kazakhstan. Our results show that there is a 0.5 - 1.0 cm motion per a month. Our InSAR measurement also indicate that one side has stopped moving. This differential motion may be due to the end of mining ore. This method should be useful for estimating the dynamic of the ore mining regions based on the geo-information technology combined with ground measurement.

[发布机构] Joint-Stock Company, National Centre of Space Researches and Technologies, Almaty, Kazakhstan^1

[效力级别] 政治学

[关键词] Ground measurements;InSAR data;Kazakhstan;Ore mining;Satellite radar interferometry;Surface deformation;Surface displacement;TerraSAR-X