Abstract
This paper presents a hydrologically modulated transient motion of world's largest active landslide occurring along the western shore of the Kara-Bogaz-Gol (KBG) lagoon of the Caspian Sea (CS) using Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR) data. Here a dataset of Sentinel 1A/B IW SAR imagery acquired on ascending and descending modes between 2014 and 2020 has been processed to analyze the present-day evolution of this giant coastal landslide. The results shows that the eastern bank of the KBG lagoon (25x5 km) is horizontally sliding toward the lake at a rate of 25 mm/yr. The time series analysis reveals week-long accelerating slip events when the KBG reservoir water level reached its seasonal maximum. This study presents new information on the potential roles of the hydrological forces modulated by sea-level rises on the ancient landslides which originated during successive CS transgressions in the Late Glacial.
Original language | English |
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Pages | 5239-5242 |
Number of pages | 4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2021 |
Externally published | Yes |
Event | 2021 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, IGARSS 2021 - Brussels, Belgium Duration: 12 Jul 2021 → 16 Jul 2021 |
Conference
Conference | 2021 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, IGARSS 2021 |
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Country/Territory | Belgium |
City | Brussels |
Period | 12/07/21 → 16/07/21 |
Bibliographical note
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Keywords
- Caspian Sea
- InSAR
- Kara-Bogaz-Gol
- mega landslide
- Turkmenistan