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Seasonal dynamics of a permafrost landscape, Adventdalen, Svalbard, investigated by InSAR

Remote sensing of environment, 2019-09 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess ;ISSN: 0034-4257 ;ISSN: 1879-0704 ;EISSN: 1879-0704 ;DOI: 10.1016/j.rse.2019.111236

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  • Title:
    Seasonal dynamics of a permafrost landscape, Adventdalen, Svalbard, investigated by InSAR
  • Author: Rouyet, Line ; Lauknes, Tom Rune ; Christiansen, Hanne H ; Strand, Sarah Marie ; Larsen, Yngvar
  • Subjects: Geofag: 450 ; Geosciences: 450 ; Matematikk og Naturvitenskap: 400 ; Mathematics and natural science: 400 ; VDP
  • Is Part Of: Remote sensing of environment, 2019-09
  • Description: Nordenskiöld Land in Central Spitsbergen, Svalbard is characterized as a high latitude, high relief periglacial landscape with permafrost occurring both in mountains and lowlands. Freezing and thawing of the active layer causes seasonal frost heave and thaw subsidence, while permafrost-related mass-wasting processes induce downslope ground displacements on valley sides. Displacement rate varies spatially and temporally depending on environmental factors. In our study, we apply Satellite Synthetic Aperture Radar Interferometry (InSAR) to investigate the magnitude, spatial distribution and timing of seasonal ground displacements in and around Adventdalen using TerraSAR-X StripMap Mode (2009–2017) and Sentinel-1 Interferometric Wide Swath Mode (2015–2017) SAR images. First, we show that InSAR results from both sensors highlight consistent patterns and provide a comprehensive overview of the distribution of displacement rates. Secondly, two-dimensional (2D) TerraSAR-X InSAR results from combined ascending and descending geometries document the spatial variability of the vertical and east-west horizontal displacement rates for an average of nine thawing seasons. The remote sensing results are compared to a simplified geomorphological map enabling the identification of specific magnitudes and orientations of displacements for 14 selected geomorphological units. Finally, June to December 2017 6-day sampling interval Sentinel-1 time series was retrieved and compared to active layer ground temperatures from two boreholes. The timing of the subsidence and heave detected by InSAR matches the thawing and freeze-back periods measured by in-situ sensors. Our results highlight the value of InSAR to obtain landscape scale knowledge about the seasonal dynamics of complex periglacial environments.
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • Language: English
  • Identifier: ISSN: 0034-4257
    ISSN: 1879-0704
    EISSN: 1879-0704
    DOI: 10.1016/j.rse.2019.111236
  • Source: NORA Norwegian Open Research Archives
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