InSAR of Wenchuan Earthquake with ALOS Data

Fanghui DengUniversity of South Florida

GMT5SAR Course, Scripps Institution of Oceanography,August 10 - August 12, 2016

Background

• When? May 12, 2008• Where? Wenchuan, Sichuan, China• How big? 7.9 Mw• How deep? 19 kilometres• How long? > 2 mins

Data

Track 476

track 475

Frame 610

Frame 600

Frame 590

Frame 600

Track Date of Master Date of Slave

475 2008-02-05 2008-06-22

476 2008-04-08 2008-05-24

Ascending

4 pairs of ALOS/PALSAR data were used

Results

(cm)

Line of Sight Deformation