Glaciology

InSAR can be used to measure the displacement above the equilibrium lines of tidewater, temperate glaciers, and its seasonal and long-term variability. This variability is critical to assess the impact of climate change in these regions. The ice flow is a function of the basal shear stress and the non-Newtonian rheology, so InSAR data can be used as input of finite element simulations of ice flow.

Glaciology

SAOCOM-1 L-band 8-day and ERS-1/2 C-band 1-day interferograms of the Southern Patagonian Icefield. SAOCOM-1 is the only platforms that acquires data suitable for InSAR in these temperate icefields.

Relevant publications

A global assessment of SAOCOM-1 L-band stripmap data for InSAR characterization of volcanic, tectonic, cryospheric, and anthropogenic deformation.
Delgado, F., Shreve, T., Borgstrom, S., León-Ibañez, P., Castillo, J., Poland, M.,2024 IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, doi:10.1109/TGRS.2024.3423792.