Title :
Observational architectures for enabling earthquake forecasting
Author :
Chen, Curtis W. ; Raymond, Carol A. ; Madsen, S?¸ren N.
Author_Institution :
Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA, USA
Abstract :
Observational architectures for allowing the eventual forecasting of earthquake are discussed. Current science requirements suggest that L-band InSAR systems with short repeat periods would be best suited to such measurements. Constellations of such sensors in orbits around 2000-5000 km altitude might provide optimal Earth coverage for interferometry, while higher orbits around 10,000 - 40,000 km might approach the goal of around-the-clock for disaster-response applications.
Keywords :
earthquakes; geophysical techniques; remote sensing by radar; synthetic aperture radar; 10000 to 40000 km; 2000 to 5000 km; Earth coverage; L-band InSAR systems; disaster-response applications; earthquake forecasting; interferometry; observational architectures; Deformable models; Earth; Earthquakes; Extraterrestrial measurements; Monitoring; Orbits; Satellites; Seismic measurements; Stress; Synthetic aperture radar interferometry;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2003. IGARSS '03. Proceedings. 2003 IEEE International
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7929-2
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2003.1293860
