THREE-DIMENSIONAL MOVEMENTS OF SIACHEN GLACIER DERIVED FROM ERS-1/2 TANDEM SAR DATASETS WITH D-INSAR AND MAI TECHNIQUES

摘要

Glacier surface velocity is one of the key para-meters of glacier dynamics and mass balance. Siachen glaciers are adversely affected due to global climate warming as reflected by these glaciers showing continuous retreat in the Karakoram. The InSAR method is a greatly valued technique to monitor the glacier flow velocity. Some previous study of Himalayan glacier velocity has been reported, but it’s only the one dimensional (LOS) velocity and rare research has been made to derived the 3D velocity. The study fuse D-InSAR and MAI measurements to obtain three dimensional velocity of mountain glacier. It revealed the characteristic of glacier movement and provided reference for mass balance and climate changes. This preliminary results demonstrate the potential of integration of D-InSAR and MAI methods for estimating 3-D movements of mountain glaciers.