Tunnel-induced land subsidence assessment in a densely populated residential area using Sentinel-1 PS-InSAR

Abstract Land subsidence detection in residential areas based on advanced remotely sensed data is an effective technique to mitigate catastrophic disasters in time. Synthetic aperture radar (SAR) in spaceborne platforms is a highly sophisticated technique to estimate ground surface subsidence with m...

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Main Authors: Amila Karunathilake, Makoto Ohashi, Shinichi Kaneta, Tatsuro Chiba
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Published: Springer 2024-10-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/s44288-024-00086-2
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author Amila Karunathilake
Makoto Ohashi
Shinichi Kaneta
Tatsuro Chiba
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description Abstract Land subsidence detection in residential areas based on advanced remotely sensed data is an effective technique to mitigate catastrophic disasters in time. Synthetic aperture radar (SAR) in spaceborne platforms is a highly sophisticated technique to estimate ground surface subsidence with millimeter accuracy for wide-area observation. SAR is beneficial for large-scale social infrastructure project planning and monitoring in densely populated residential areas. In this study, we applied a permanent scatterer (PS) interferometric SAR (PS-InSAR)-based technique for monitoring land subsidence in a tunnel construction site in the Greater Tokyo Area to investigate tunnel-induced ground surface subsidence. Sentinel-1 repeat-pass SAR data in ascending and descending orbital directions were used for continuous observation. Consecutively estimated interferograms based on repeat-pass SAR data were generated to monitor and detect tunnel-induced land subsidence as well as confirm long-term stability along the tunnel excavation path. A bidirectional displacement of the ground area parallel to the earth’s surface in the east–west direction and perpendicular to the earth’s surface in the up–down direction was estimated at a high-phase consistency location using a PS interferometric stacking technique. The resultant data were then analyzed to detect anomalies in the ground area in the spatiotemporal domains by performing displacement time-series analysis. An area near Higashi-Tsutsujigaoka’s local administrative region in the metropolitan center of Tokyo was observed to have 15-mm subsidence and 30-mm displacement in the east–west direction during August–October 2020. The conventional level survey results in the same ground area showed 15–20-mm subsidence above the tunnel excavation path. The findings of this study offer insights into understanding land subsidence in residential environments.
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spelling doaj-art-8b8128b042014eb689ef58ca970f75172025-08-20T02:18:24ZengSpringerDiscover Geoscience2948-15892024-10-012111410.1007/s44288-024-00086-2Tunnel-induced land subsidence assessment in a densely populated residential area using Sentinel-1 PS-InSARAmila Karunathilake0Makoto Ohashi1Shinichi Kaneta2Tatsuro Chiba3Advanced Technology Research Laboratory, Asia Air Survey Co. LtdAdvanced Technology Research Laboratory, Asia Air Survey Co. LtdAdvanced Technology Research Laboratory, Asia Air Survey Co. LtdAdvanced Technology Research Laboratory, Asia Air Survey Co. LtdAbstract Land subsidence detection in residential areas based on advanced remotely sensed data is an effective technique to mitigate catastrophic disasters in time. Synthetic aperture radar (SAR) in spaceborne platforms is a highly sophisticated technique to estimate ground surface subsidence with millimeter accuracy for wide-area observation. SAR is beneficial for large-scale social infrastructure project planning and monitoring in densely populated residential areas. In this study, we applied a permanent scatterer (PS) interferometric SAR (PS-InSAR)-based technique for monitoring land subsidence in a tunnel construction site in the Greater Tokyo Area to investigate tunnel-induced ground surface subsidence. Sentinel-1 repeat-pass SAR data in ascending and descending orbital directions were used for continuous observation. Consecutively estimated interferograms based on repeat-pass SAR data were generated to monitor and detect tunnel-induced land subsidence as well as confirm long-term stability along the tunnel excavation path. A bidirectional displacement of the ground area parallel to the earth’s surface in the east–west direction and perpendicular to the earth’s surface in the up–down direction was estimated at a high-phase consistency location using a PS interferometric stacking technique. The resultant data were then analyzed to detect anomalies in the ground area in the spatiotemporal domains by performing displacement time-series analysis. An area near Higashi-Tsutsujigaoka’s local administrative region in the metropolitan center of Tokyo was observed to have 15-mm subsidence and 30-mm displacement in the east–west direction during August–October 2020. The conventional level survey results in the same ground area showed 15–20-mm subsidence above the tunnel excavation path. The findings of this study offer insights into understanding land subsidence in residential environments.https://doi.org/10.1007/s44288-024-00086-2Land subsidenceSAR interferometryPermanent scattersDisplacement time-seriesVisualization
spellingShingle Amila Karunathilake
Makoto Ohashi
Shinichi Kaneta
Tatsuro Chiba
Tunnel-induced land subsidence assessment in a densely populated residential area using Sentinel-1 PS-InSAR
Discover Geoscience
Land subsidence
SAR interferometry
Permanent scatters
Displacement time-series
Visualization
title Tunnel-induced land subsidence assessment in a densely populated residential area using Sentinel-1 PS-InSAR
title_full Tunnel-induced land subsidence assessment in a densely populated residential area using Sentinel-1 PS-InSAR
title_fullStr Tunnel-induced land subsidence assessment in a densely populated residential area using Sentinel-1 PS-InSAR
title_full_unstemmed Tunnel-induced land subsidence assessment in a densely populated residential area using Sentinel-1 PS-InSAR
title_short Tunnel-induced land subsidence assessment in a densely populated residential area using Sentinel-1 PS-InSAR
title_sort tunnel induced land subsidence assessment in a densely populated residential area using sentinel 1 ps insar
topic Land subsidence
SAR interferometry
Permanent scatters
Displacement time-series
Visualization
url https://doi.org/10.1007/s44288-024-00086-2
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