Potential of Multi-temporal InSAR for Detecting Retrogressive Thaw Slumps: A Case of the Beiluhe Region of the Tibetan Plateau

• Published in: International Journal of Disaster Risk Science
• Main Authors: Zhiping Jiao, Zhida Xu, Rui Guo, Zhiwei Zhou, Liming Jiang
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: SpringerOpen 2023
• Subjects: Multi-temporal InSAR; Permafrost thawing; Qinghai-Tibet Plateau (QTP); Retrogressive thaw slump; Disasters and engineering; TA495; Mati; permafrost
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13753-023-00505-x; https://doaj.org/article/27e999e02f5d45e0aedc73a55482f11a

Abstract Permafrost degradation due to climate warming is severely reducing slope stability by increasing soil pore water pressure and decreasing shear strength. Retrogressive thaw slumps (RTSs) are among the most dynamic landforms in permafrost areas, which can result in the instability of landscap...