Review of the SBAS InSAR Time-series algorithms, applications, and challenges
March 2022
In the past 30 years, the small baseline subset (SBAS) InSAR time-series technique has emerged as an essential tool for measuring slow surface displacement and estimating geophysical parameters. Because...
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Analysis of the effect of the 2021 Semeru eruption on water vapor content and atmospheric particles using GNSS and remote sensing
January 2024
Mount Semeru, an active volcano in East Java, Indonesia, erupted on December 4, 2021, following extreme rainfall that caused an avalanche of hot pyroclastic flows and lava. The tropospheric conditions...
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Sedimentary facies interpretation of Gamma Ray (GR) log as basic well logs in Central and Lower Indus Basin of Pakistan
November 2016
Rocks and most type of soils emit Gamma Ray (GR) in varying amount. The emitting elements of primary gamma radiations include potassium 40, uranium, and thorium which are associated with rocks forming...
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Present-day movement characteristics of the Qinghai Nanshan fault and its surrounding area from GPS observation
March 2024
The Qinghai Nanshan fault is a larger fault in the Northeastern Xizang Plateau. In previous studies, its movement characteristics are mainly investigated with geological and seismic observations, and...
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A review of tidal triggering of global earthquakes
January 2023
Earthquake prediction remains a challenging and difficult task for scientists all over the world. The tidal triggering of earthquakes is being proven by an increasing number of investigations, most...
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Stress triggering effect on the 2022 Honghe MS5.0 earthquake with historical strong earthquakes
March 2024
The 2022 Honghe MS5.0 seismic event is intriguing due to its occurrence in the south of the Red River Fault, an area historically lacking seismic activities greater than MS5.0. To elucidate the seismogenic...
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Slip distribution inversion of seismic sub-fault dip iteration using gradient based optimizer algorithm
March 2024
This paper considers setting different dips for different sub-faults to fit the actual rupture situation based on the fault rupture of the 2013 Lushan MS7.0 earthquake. Meanwhile, combined with the...
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Coseismic Coulomb stress changes induced by a 2020–2021 MW > 7.0 Alaska earthquake sequence in and around the Shumagin gap and its influence on the Alaska-Aleutian subduction interface
January 2024
Three MW > 7.0 earthquakes in 2020–2021 occurred in the Shumagin seismic gap and its adjacent area of the Alaska-Aleutian subduction zone, including the MW7.8 Simeonof thrust earthquake on July 22,...
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Performance of GPS and IMU sensor fusion using unscented Kalman filter for precise i-Boat navigation in infinite wide waters
May 2023
The Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV) navigation system needs an accurate, firm, and reliable performance to avoid obstacles, as well as carry out automatic movements during missions. The Global Positioning...
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Constraint on the focal mechanism of the 2011 Tohoku earthquake from the radial modes
January 2024
Different from other normal modes of the Earth's free oscillation that depend on all the six components (Mrr, Mtt, Mpp, Mrt, Mrp, and Mtp) of the centroid moment tensor, the amplitudes of the radial...
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Spatial and temporal analysis of urban heat island effect over Tiruchirappalli city using geospatial techniques
May 2023
Alterations made to the natural ground surface and the anthropogenic activity elevate the surface and air temperature in the urban areas compared with the surrounding rural areas, known as urban heat...
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Evidences of the expanding Earth from space-geodetic data over solid land and sea level rise in recent two decades
July 2015
According to the space-geodetic data recorded at globally distributed stations over solid land spanning a period of more than 20-years under the International Terrestrial Reference Frame 2008, our previous...
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Unscented Kalman filter for a low-cost GNSS/IMU-based mobile mapping application under demanding conditions
March 2024
For the last two decades, low-cost Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) receivers have been used in various applications. These receivers are mini-size, less expensive than geodetic-grade receivers,...
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Deformation monitoring of long-span railway bridges based on SBAS-InSAR technology
March 2024
The deformation monitoring of long-span railway bridges is significant to ensure the safety of human life and property. The interferometric synthetic aperture radar (InSAR) technology has the advantage...
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Strain accumulation in the Mentawai Forearc Sliver, Indonesia, inferred from continuous GNSS-derived strain rate
Available online 7 May 2024
The Mentawai Forearc Sliver (MFS) is characterized by oblique deformation formed as slip partitioned between normal and parallel trench plate convergence. The surge of great earthquakes from 2004 to...
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Co-seismic surface displacement of the June 21, 2022 MW6 Khōst, Afghanistan earthquake from InSAR observations
May 2024
A robust estimation of the earthquake location, seismic moment, and fault geometry is essential for objective seismic hazard assessment. Seismic events in a remote location, specifically in the absence...
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Evaluation of regional ionospheric grid model over China from dense GPS observations
September 2016
The current global or regional ionospheric models have been established for monitoring the ionospheric variations. However, the spatial and temporal resolutions are not enough to describe total electron...
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A new method for coseismic offset detection from GPS coordinate time series
November 2023
Currently, the extraction of coseismic offset signals primarily relies on earthquake catalog data to determine the occurrence time of earthquakes. This is followed by the process of differencing the...
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Efficient 2-D MUSIC algorithm for super-resolution moving target tracking based on an FMCW radar
Available online 23 March 2024
Frequency modulated continuous wave (FMCW) radar is an advantageous sensor scheme for target estimation and environmental perception. However, existing algorithms based on discrete Fourier transform...
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TLE orbit determination using simplex method
September 2023
Two-Line Element (TLE) datasets are the only orbital data source of Earth-orbiting space objects for many civil users for their research and applications. The datasets have uneven qualities that may...
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Land surface temperature and spectral indices: A seasonal study of Raipur City
January 2022
This case study evaluates the seasonal variability of the Pearson's linear correlation coefficient of land surface temperature (LST) with some spectral indices like NDVI, NDWI, NDBI, and NDBaI by using...
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InSAR coseismic deformation and seismogenic structure of the 2023 MW6.9 Tajikistan earthquake
Available online 25 January 2024
An earthquake of magnitude 6.9 occurred in Tajikistan on February 23, 2023. Studying this earthquake is the key to understanding the seismogenic structure of this area. The slip distribution of the...
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Mitigation of time-series InSAR turbulent atmospheric phase noise: A review
March 2022
Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) interferometry is one of the most powerful remote sensing tools for ground deformation detection. However, tropospheric delay greatly limits the measurement accuracy of...
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Probabilistic seismic hazard assessment of Kazakhstan and Almaty city in peak ground accelerations
March 2018
As for many post-soviet countries, Kazakhstan's building code for seismic design was based on a deterministic approach. Recently, Kazakhstan seismologists are engaged to adapt the PSHA (probabilistic...
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Rising trends of global precipitable water vapor and its correlation with flood frequency
July 2023
Using 4 global reanalysis data sets, significant upward trends of precipitable water vapor (PWV) were found in the 3 time periods of 1958–2020, 1979–2020, and 2000–2020. During 1958–2020, the global...
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