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Vertical and Eastward Motions in Northern Taiwan from Sentinel-1A SAR Imagery
by Cheinway Hwang, Sihao Ge, Hong-Mao Huang and Shao-Hung Lin
Remote Sens. 2025, 17(20), 3458; https://doi.org/10.3390/rs17203458 - 16 Oct 2025
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Northern Taiwan is a tectonically and volcanically active region shaped by plate convergence, active faulting, and subsurface hydrological processes. To investigate surface deformation across this complex setting, we applied Persistent Scatterer InSAR (PSInSAR) to Sentinel-1A imagery acquired from 2017 to 2022. Using data [...] Read more.
Northern Taiwan is a tectonically and volcanically active region shaped by plate convergence, active faulting, and subsurface hydrological processes. To investigate surface deformation across this complex setting, we applied Persistent Scatterer InSAR (PSInSAR) to Sentinel-1A imagery acquired from 2017 to 2022. Using data from ascending and descending tracks, and removing GNSS-derived northward motion, we decomposed line-of-sight velocities into vertical and eastward components. The resulting deformation fields, validated by dense precision leveling and continuous GNSS observations, reveal consistent but minor (less than 1 cm/year) land subsidence in the Taipei Basin, spatially variable uplift near the Tatun Volcano Group, and a previously vaguely documented uplift zone in northeastern Taoyuan. InSAR-derived eastward motion is consistent with expected kinematics along the southern Shanchiao Fault and supports broader patterns of clockwise tectonic rotation near Keelung. Our InSAR results show the effectiveness of PSInSAR in resolving multidirectional surface motion and exemplifies the value of integrating satellite-based and ground-based geodetic data for fault assessment, hydrologic monitoring, and geohazard evaluation in northern Taiwan. Full article
(This article belongs to the Section Remote Sensing in Geology, Geomorphology and Hydrology)
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