Landslide Deformation Study in the Three Gorges Reservoir, China, Using DInSAR Technique and Overlapping Sentinel-1 SAR Data

Kuan Tu, Jingui Zou (jgzou@sgg.whu.edu.cn), Shirong Ye (srye@whu.edu.cn), Jiming Guo and Hua Chen
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Kuan Tu: GNSS Research Center, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430079, China
Jingui Zou: School of Geodesy and Geomatics, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430079, China
Shirong Ye: GNSS Research Center, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430079, China
Jiming Guo: School of Geodesy and Geomatics, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430079, China
Hua Chen: School of Emergency Management, Institute of Disaster Prevention, Sanhe 065201, China

Sustainability, 2025, vol. 17, issue 4, 1-15

Abstract: Monitoring and analyzing reservoir landslides are essential for predicting and mitigating geohazards, which are crucial for maintaining sustainability and supporting socio-economic development in reservoir areas. High spatiotemporal resolution is vital for effective reservoir landslide monitoring and analysis. For this purpose, we improved the resolution of the differential interferometric synthetic aperture radar (DInSAR) technique by fusing two-path deformation results from an overlapping Sentinel-1 area. First, we summarized the mathematical ratio relationship between deformation from the two paths. Second, time-series linear interpolation and time-reference difference removal were applied to the two separate deformation results of time-series DInSAR. Third, a ratio algorithm was adopted to fuse the deformation of the two paths into one integrated time-series result. The standard deviations of the deformation before and after fusion were similar, confirming the accuracy of the fusion results and feasibility of the method. From the integrated deformation, we analyzed the hydraulic impact, mechanisms, and physical processes associated with four reservoir landslides in the Three Gorges Reservoir area of China, accounting for rainfall and water-level data. The comprehensive analysis presented herein provides new insights on the hydraulic mechanisms of reservoir landslides and verifies the efficacy of this new integrated method for landslide investigation and monitoring.

Keywords: Sentinel-1; overlapping area; deformation fusion; reservoir landslides; TGR area; sustainable development (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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