InSAR for Geohazard Monitoring: From Deformation Detection to Risk Assessment
A special issue of Remote Sensing (ISSN 2072-4292). This special issue belongs to the section "Earth Observation for Emergency Management".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 April 2026 | Viewed by 61
Special Issue Editors
Interests: landslide; floods; artificial intelligence; remote sensing
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Interests: InSAR/time-series; InSAR; infrastructure health monitoring
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Interests: SAR; InSAR; GNSS; earth deformation; multispectral images; machine learning; transfer learning
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Geohazards, including landslides, subsidence, earthquakes, permafrost thaw–freeze, and volcanic activities, pose significant threats to human lives, infrastructure, and the environment. Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR) has emerged as a powerful remote sensing technique for monitoring surface deformation with millimeter-scale precision over large areas and long periods. Thus, InSAR technology has become an indispensable and dynamic key method for diverse geological hazard monitoring.
This Special Issue will showcase recent advancements in InSAR technology and its applications in geohazard monitoring, focusing on the entire pipeline from deformation detection to risk assessment.
We invite contributions that address both theoretical and practical challenges, including but not limited to the following:
- Advanced InSAR methodologies for improving deformation measurement accuracy and spatial-temporal resolution;
- Multi-source data integration (e.g., combining InSAR with GPS, LiDAR, and optical remote sensing) for enhanced deformation monitoring and interpretation;
- Case studies demonstrating InSAR applications in landslides, ground subsidence, seismic activity, volcanic deformation, and glacier dynamics;
- Early warning systems and risk assessment models leveraging InSAR data for proactive geohazard management;
- Challenges and solutions for InSAR implementation in complex environments (e.g., vegetated areas, steep terrains, and urban settings).
This Special Issue will foster collaboration among researchers, engineers, and policymakers to advance the use of InSAR technology for sustainable geohazard mitigation. We welcome original research articles, reviews, and technical notes that contribute to the evolving discourse on geohazard monitoring and risk reduction.
Key Topics:
- Advanced InSAR algorithms and data processing techniques;
- Integration of InSAR with other geospatial technologies;
- Geohazard case studies (landslides, subsidence, earthquakes, volcanoes, etc.);
- InSAR-based early warning systems and risk assessment;
- Overcoming limitations of InSAR in challenging environments.
Prof. Dr. Xianmin Wang
Dr. Zhengjia Zhang
Dr. João Catalão Fernandes
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- InSAR technology
- geohazard monitoring
- surface deformation
- early warning
- risk assessment
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