#IMC: September 14 - 18 2025

A Ground Motion Sensitivity Index (GMSI) to facilitate the interpretation of satellite-based radar measurements in alpine terrain

Assigned Session: FS 3.134: Remote sensing to capture the dynamics of mountain cryosphere

Abstract ID: 3.12978 | Accepted as Talk | Talk | TBA | TBA

Mylène Jacquemart (1,2)
Andrea Manconi (3,4)
(1) Laboratory of Hydraulics, Hydrology, and Glaciology, VAW (ETH Zurich), Zurich, Switzerland
(2) WSL, Sion, Switzerland
(3) WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research (SLF), Davos, Switzerland
(4) CERC, Davos, Switzerland

Categories: Hazards, Remote Sensing
Keywords: InSAR, Hazard assessment, Hazard mitigation

Categories: Hazards, Remote Sensing
Keywords: InSAR, Hazard assessment, Hazard mitigation

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The availability of regional deformation maps generated from differential interferometric synthetic aperture radar (DInSAR) data is rising rapidly, but the use of these products still presents a challenge for many practitioners. Here we present a novel ground motion sensitivity index (GMSI) map that combines information data reliability, measurement sensitivity, and radar visibility. Interferometric coherence provides information about the data reliability; the measurement sensitivity represents the degree to which DInSAR data from the Sentinel-1 satellites are capable of detecting slope-parallel motion; and the radar visibility component identifies areas that are affected by geometric artifacts. Combined into the GMSI index (available for all of Switzerland at 10m resoltuion), these data can serve as a planning tool to evaluate the suitability of an area of interest for DInSAR analyses and support interpretation.

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