Abstract
Atmospheric disturbance is a main interference for deformation monitoring by GB-InSAR. Most approaches for atmospheric correction are based on the homogenous atmospheric medium assumption that usually does not hold due to complex topography and various environmental factors, leading to low atmospheric correction accuracy. This study proposes two novel model-based approaches for non-homogenous atmospheric compensation in the azimuth and horizontal directions. The conception of a coordinate system is introduced to design the model for the first time. The 2D atmospheric compensation method designed based on the polar coordinate system can address the non-homogenous atmospheric phase screen (APS) correction in the azimuth direction. The 3D atmospheric compensation method based on the rectangular coordinate system deals with the non-homogenous APS in all three directions, and can better address the non-homogenous APS in the elevation direction than the 2D method. Compared with conventional models, the 2D and 3D models consider the other non-homogenous APS conditions in their respective coordinate systems, which helps to broaden the application of model-based approaches. Experiments using different equipment over two study areas are conducted to test the efficiency of the proposed models. The results demonstrate that the proposed approaches can eliminate non-homogenous atmospheric disturbance and enhance the accuracy of GB-InSAR atmospheric compensation, leading to great improvements in slope deformation estimation.
Highlights
IntroductionMost approaches for atmospheric correction are based on the homogenous atmospheric medium assumption that usually does not hold due to complex topography and various environmental factors, leading to low atmospheric correction accuracy
This paper presents 2D and 3D model-based approaches for the non-homogenous atmospheric compensation in the azimuth and horizontal directions
The 2D atmospheric compensation model is designed for the 2D observation scenario with soft topography and a small range, based on the polar coordinate system
Summary
Most approaches for atmospheric correction are based on the homogenous atmospheric medium assumption that usually does not hold due to complex topography and various environmental factors, leading to low atmospheric correction accuracy. This study proposes two novel model-based approaches for non-homogenous atmospheric compensation in the azimuth and horizontal directions. The models consider the other non-homogenous APS conditions in their respective coordinate systems, which helps to broaden the application of model-based approaches. The results demonstrate that the proposed approaches can eliminate non-homogenous atmospheric disturbance and enhance the accuracy of GB-InSAR atmospheric compensation, leading to great improvements in slope deformation estimation. GB-SAR is characterized by small scale, high flexibility, and high time-space resolution, so it is an effective alternative to InSAR in deformation monitoring. In order to improve the observation accuracy of GB-SAR, the APS should be removed thoroughly.
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