IGPP Virtual Seminar Series 2021: Manoochehr Shirzaei

IGPP is pleased to invite you to join its Fall 2021 Seminar Series presentation featuring Virginia Tech's Manoochehr Shirzaei. Dr. Shirzaei's talk, "Recent Advances in Radar Remote Sensing and Applications in Geohazards Monitoring" will be available via Zoom on Tuesday, November 9, 2021, starting at 12:00pm. Zoom: https://ucsd.zoom.us/j/97463891573?pwd=amRrMytaMGRBbjRYQWRaYXlvdDJhZz09.  Password: radar

Date: Tuesday, November 9, 2021
Time: 12:00 pm, Pacific Time
Location: Zoom

Note: This meeting will be recorded. Please make sure that you are comfortable with this before registering.

Abstract: With the global population surpassing 7.8 billion people in 2021, the impacts of human activities on the environment are noticeable almost everywhere on our planet. The consequences of these impacts are still elusive, particularly when trying to quantify them at larger scales. It is essential to trace environmental changes from a local to a global scale over several decades. This task is increasingly fulfilled by Earth-observing (EO) satellites, in particular, radar imaging instruments. Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR), a cloud-penetrant microwave imaging system, provides unique day-night and all-weather monitoring capabilities. The availability of repeated SAR acquisitions with similar imaging geometry allows performing interferometric SAR (InSAR) processing. InSAR uses radar to illuminate an area of the Earth's surface and measures the change in distance between satellite and ground surface, as well as the returned signal strength. Such measurements are suitable for generating high-resolution digital elevation models and accurate terrain deformation maps. Firstly, I will discuss some of the recent advances in modern multitemporal InSAR algorithms. Next, I will present examples demonstrating the value of high-resolution Radar EO satellite data for mapping surface deformation and change monitoring with implications for relative sea-level rise and flooding hazards. These sets of case studies highlight the importance of EO satellite data for developing management, adaptation, and resilience plans.

Date: 
Nov 9 2021 - 12:00pm