Title :
Studying the Earth with interferometric radar
Author :
Zebker, Howard A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Geophys., Stanford Univ., CA, USA
Abstract :
High-speed and large-volume computational capabilities have affected many branches of scientific research. Interferometric synthetic aperture radar (InSAR) and its spatially dense, accurate deformation measurements have advanced studies of the Earth´s crust. The most important contributions are related to seismic and volcanic processes and the mapping of glacier and ice-sheet motions in the environmentally-sensitive and diagnostic polar regions
Keywords :
geophysics computing; image processing; interferometry; radar imaging; seismology; synthetic aperture radar; Earth crust; InSAR; accurate deformation measurements; diagnostic polar regions; ice-sheet motions; interferometric synthetic aperture radar; large-volume computational capabilities; seismic processes; volcanic processes; Earth; Earthquakes; Geologic measurements; Geology; Geophysical measurements; Sea measurements; Sea surface; Seismic measurements; Synthetic aperture radar interferometry; Timing;
Journal_Title :
Computing in Science & Engineering
DOI :
10.1109/5992.841796