GNSS and Sentinel-1 InSAR Integrated Long-Term Subsidence Monitoring in Quetta and Mastung Districts, Balochistan, Pakistan

• Published in: Remote sensing (Basel, Switzerland) Vol. 16; no. 9; p. 1521
• Main Authors: Kakar, Najeebullah, Zhao, Chaoying, Li, Guangrong, Zhao, Haolin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.05.2024
• Subjects: Anthropogenic factors; Aquifer systems; Aquifers; Artificial satellites in navigation; Artificial satellites in remote sensing; China; Clay; Clay minerals; Compressibility; Contamination; decline; Deformation; Dewatering; Distribution; Environmental aspects; fissures; Geology; Global navigation satellite system; global positioning systems; GNSS; Groundwater; groundwater contamination; groundwater decline; Groundwater levels; Indonesia; infrastructure; InSAR; Interferometric synthetic aperture radar; interferometry; Land subsidence; Lithology; Measurement; Mexico; Overburden; Overexploitation; Pakistan; Piezometers; Population growth; Remote sensing; satellites; Sediments; silt; Subsidence; Subsidences (Earth movements); Synthetic aperture radar; Unconsolidated aquifers; Water shortages; Water table; Pakistan; Mexico; Baluchistan Pakistan; Quetta Pakistan; China; Indonesia

Land subsidence (LS) is a global phenomenon that has affected several urban centres around the world such as Jakarta (Indonesia), Mexico City (Mexico), Xi’an (China), and Iron County (US). It has mainly been attributed to anthropogenic activities such as groundwater exploitation, especially in uncon...