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Geodynamic and natural hazards processesproduce among other effects deformation and gravity changes which can bemeasured, using space and ground-based techniques. It is widely recognized thatobtaining high temporal rate and high spatial resolution data over wide areascould enhance our mapping capability of such hazardous processes. However, itis also necessary to develop new mathematical (analytical and/or numerical)models and methods for a correct interpretation and, eventually forecast. This bookis dedicated to the description of theoretical models, inversion techniques andtheir application to observational geodetic and geophysical data sets in activegeodynamic areas and affected by natural hazards.
This book compiles part of the paperspresented at the 15th Annual conference of the InternationalAssociation for Mathematical Geosciences held in Madrid, Spainduring September 2-6, 2013. This conference had the special topic of "Mathematicsof the PlanetEarth" emphasizing the recent importance of modelling in ourunderstanding of Geoscience problems. In this regard, the session XIII "Deformationmodelling, Geodynamics and Natural Hazards" served to discuss modelling andobservational works of structural and deformation processes (e.g., geodesy,seismology) relevant to the study of Geodynamics and Natural Hazards.
List of contents
1. Natural and anthropogenicgeohazards in Greater London observed from geological and ERS-1/2 and ENVISATPersistent Scatterers ground motion data: results from the EC FP7-SPACE PanGeoproject.- 2. Geohazards monitoring in Roma fromInSAR and in situ data: outcomes of the PanGeo Project.- 3. New results on ground deformationin the Upper Silesian Coal Basin (southern Poland) obtained during realizationof the DORIS Project (EU - FP 7).- 4. Multi-temporal evaluation oflandslide movements and impacts on buildings in San Fratello (Italy) by meansof C- and X-band PSI data.- 5. Landslide kinematical analysisthrough inverse numerical modelling and differential SAR interferometry.- 6. A user-oriented methodology forDInSAR time series analysis and interpretation: landslides and subsidence casestudies.- 7. Structure of Alluvial Valleys from3-D Gravity Inversion: The Low Andarax Valley (Almería, Spain) Test Case.- 8. Characterization of undergroundcavities by LIDAR, GPR and GNSS. Application to the Duero Basin, Spain.- 9. Estimation of seismic and aseismicdeformation in Mexicali Valley, Baja California, Mexico, in the 2006-2009period, using precise leveling, DInSAR, geotechnical instruments data, andmodeling.- 10. Source parameters of earthquakesrecorded near the Itoiz dam (Northern Spain).- 11. Identification of T-waves in theAlboran Sea.-12. An Overview of Geodetic VolcanoResearch in the Canary Islands.- 13. Shallow hydrothermalpressurization prior to 2010 Mount Sinabung volcano, Indonesia eruptionobserved with ALOS satellite radar interferometry.- 14. Retrieving the stress fieldwithin the Campi Flegrei caldera (Southern Italy) through an integratedgeodetical and seismological approach.
Summary
Geodynamic and natural hazards processes
produce among other effects deformation and gravity changes which can be
measured, using space and ground-based techniques. It is widely recognized that
obtaining high temporal rate and high spatial resolution data over wide areas
could enhance our mapping capability of such hazardous processes. However, it
is also necessary to develop new mathematical (analytical and/or numerical)
models and methods for a correct interpretation and, eventually forecast. This book
is dedicated to the description of theoretical models, inversion techniques and
their application to observational geodetic and geophysical data sets in active
geodynamic areas and affected by natural hazards.
This book compiles part of the papers
presented at the 15th Annual conference of the International
Association for Mathematical Geosciences held in Madrid, Spain
during September 2-6, 2013. This conference had the special topic of “Mathematics
of the PlanetEarth” emphasizing the recent importance of modelling in our
understanding of Geoscience problems. In this regard, the session XIII “Deformation
modelling, Geodynamics and Natural Hazards” served to discuss modelling and
observational works of structural and deformation processes (e.g., geodesy,
seismology) relevant to the study of Geodynamics and Natural Hazards.
