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Land subsidence in the modern Yellow River Delta based on InSAR time series analysis

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  • Jin-Zhi Zhang
  • Hai-jun Huang
  • Hai-bo Bi

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To study the complex environmental characteristics of the modern Yellow River Delta (YRD), the interferometric synthetic aperture radar (InSAR) time series analysis technique based on 39 ERS1/2 SAR images was applied to obtain the spatial distribution and temporal changes of ground displacement of the YRD in the period of 1992–2000. The results show that land subsidence in the modern YRD is widespread and unevenly distributed with large differences. The average subsidence rate is −5.1 mm/year, while the highest subsidence rate of −33.2 mm/year occurs in the subsidence funnel formed in an oil field. The results of the InSAR are reliable, when compared with those measured by leveling surveys. In combination with various thematic maps, i.e., the river channels and shoreline changes, the distribution of the soft soil thickness, the development of residential areas and oil fields over the corresponding time period, and the effects of the factors controlling the land subsidence processes were determined in representative regions. Our results reveal that the factors leading to the land subsidence of modern YRD include oil extraction, sediment consolidation and compaction, surface load increases, and groundwater extraction. Our analyses also show that sediment consolidation and compaction, and oil extraction play a key role in contributing to the land subsidence in the modern YRD. Copyright Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2015

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  • Jin-Zhi Zhang & Hai-jun Huang & Hai-bo Bi, 2015. "Land subsidence in the modern Yellow River Delta based on InSAR time series analysis," Natural Hazards: Journal of the International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, Springer;International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, vol. 75(3), pages 2385-2397, February.
  • Handle: RePEc:spr:nathaz:v:75:y:2015:i:3:p:2385-2397
    DOI: 10.1007/s11069-014-1434-7
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    1. Yong Liu & Hai-Jun Huang, 2013. "Characterization and mechanism of regional land subsidence in the Yellow River Delta, China," Natural Hazards: Journal of the International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, Springer;International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, vol. 68(2), pages 687-709, September.
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    1. Huizhi Duan & Yongsheng Li & Bingquan Li & Hao Li, 2022. "Fast InSAR Time-Series Analysis Method in a Full-Resolution SAR Coordinate System: A Case Study of the Yellow River Delta," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(17), pages 1-20, August.
    2. F. Raspini & S. Bianchini & S. Moretti & C. Loupasakis & D. Rozos & J. Duro & M. Garcia, 2016. "Advanced interpretation of interferometric SAR data to detect, monitor and model ground subsidence: outcomes from the ESA-GMES Terrafirma project," Natural Hazards: Journal of the International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, Springer;International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, vol. 83(1), pages 155-181, October.

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