Surface deformation analysis over Vrancea seismogenic area through radar and GPS geospatial data

Maria A. Zoran; Roxana S. Savastru; Dan M. Savastru; Florin S. Serban; Delia M. Teleaga; Doru N. Mateciuc

doi:10.1117/12.2278012

5 October 2017 Surface deformation analysis over Vrancea seismogenic area through radar and GPS geospatial data

Maria A. Zoran, Roxana S. Savastru, Dan M. Savastru, Florin S. Serban, Delia M. Teleaga, Doru N. Mateciuc

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Proceedings Volume 10428, Earth Resources and Environmental Remote Sensing/GIS Applications VIII; 1042817 (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2278012
Event: SPIE Remote Sensing, 2017, Warsaw, Poland

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Time series analysis of GPS (Global Positioning Systems) and InSAR (Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar) data are important tools for Earth’s surface deformation assessment, which can result from a wide range of geological phenomena like as earthquakes, landslides or ground water level changes. The aim of this paper was to identify several types of earthquake precursors that might be observed from geospatial data in Vrancea seismogenic region in Romania. Continuous GPS Romanian network stations and few field campaigns data recorded between 2005-2012 years revealed a displacement of about 5 or 6 millimeters per year in horizontal direction relative motion, and a few millimeters per year in vertical direction. In order to assess possible deformations due to earthquakes and respectively for possible slow deformations, have been used also time series Sentinel 1 satellite data available for Vrancea zone during October 2014 till October 2016 to generate two types of interferograms (short-term and medium- term). During investigated period were not recorded medium or strong earthquakes, so interferograms over test area revealed small displacements on vertical direction (subsidence or uplifts) of 5-10 millimeters per year. Based on GPS continuous network data and satellite Sentinel 1 results, different possible tectonic scenarios were developed. The localization of horizontal and vertical motions, fault slip, and surface deformation of the continental blocks provides new information, in support of different geodynamic models for Vrancea tectonic active region in Romania and Europe.

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Maria A. Zoran, Roxana S. Savastru, Dan M. Savastru, Florin S. Serban, Delia M. Teleaga, and Doru N. Mateciuc "Surface deformation analysis over Vrancea seismogenic area through radar and GPS geospatial data", Proc. SPIE 10428, Earth Resources and Environmental Remote Sensing/GIS Applications VIII, 1042817 (5 October 2017); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2278012

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