Detection of ground deformation over Sharm El-Sheikh-Ras Nasrani coastal zone, South Sinai (Egypt), by using time series SAR interferometry

Journal of African Earth Sciences

Volumn 59, Issue 4-5, 2011, Pages 373-383

  Seleem, Tarek A ^a   Parcharidis, Issaak ^b   Foumelis, Michael ^b   Kourkouli, Penelope ^b  

^a Suez Canal University   (Egypt)

^b HAROKOPIO UNIVERSITY   (Greece)

Author keywords

Egypt; Ground deformation; Interferometric stacking; Persistent scatterers interferometry; SAR interferometry; Sharm El Sheikh; Sinai

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONE; DEFORMATION; DETECTION METHOD; ENVISAT-1; ESTIMATION METHOD; IMAGE PROCESSING; INTERFEROMETRY; SUBSIDENCE; SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR; UPLIFT;

EGYPT; GULF OF AQABA; GULF OF SUEZ; INDIAN OCEAN; RED SEA [INDIAN OCEAN]; SINAI;

EID: 79951578078     PISSN: 1464343X     EISSN: 1464343X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2011.01.009     Document Type: Article

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