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Acta Geodynamica et Geomaterialia

 
Title: LONG-TERM MONITORING OF THE IMPACT OF THE IMPACT OF MINING OPERATIONS ON THE GROUND SURFACE AT THE REGIONAL SCALE BASED ON THE INSAR-SBAS TECHNIQUE, THE UPPER SILESIAN COAL BASIN (POLAND). CASE STUDY.
 
Authors: Kopec Anna, Bugajska Natalia, Milczarek Wojciech and Głąbick iDariusz
 
DOI: 10.13168/AGG.2021.0044
 
Journal: Acta Geodynamica et Geomaterialia, Vol. 19, No. 1 (205), Prague 2022
 
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Keywords: InSAR, subsidence, regional scale monitoring, Sentinel 1A/1B
 
Abstract: Underground mining activity in the region of the Upper Silesian Coal Basin (USCB) results in ground displacements scattered on a large area. Both the locations and the velocities of the displacements depend on many factors, such as the current location of the mining front, the mining depth and system, as well as geological conditions. Although SAR interferometry techniques allow the monitoring of such ground displacements, in a regional scale (as is the case of the USCB) SAR images must be appropriately processed (from a number of frames and swaths), and this is the problem addressed in this article. The implementation of algorithms for analyzing time series allows observations of displacements in both time and space. The authors also analyze the influence of mining operations on the road infrastructure and mining waste heaps located in the area and investigate the potential for the monitoring of secondary influence (due to induced seismic tremors). As a result of these investigations, the article presents the quality of the InSAR-SBAS data and the potential for their employment in the measurements.