Monitoring the Stability of Tide Gauges Using Time-Series INSAR Analysis: A Case Study in Pohang, South Korea

Coastal Subsidence is a global phenomenon that caused by both natural and anthropogenic activities. The impact of coastal subsidence can affect the monitoring of sea level rise by in-situ tide gauges. The Korean peninsula is one of such areas that reported considerably rapid sea level rise than the global average in the recent years. The objective of this study is to estimate the earth’s surface movements along the coastal areas of Pohang, South Korea. To achieve that, we acquired C-band Sentinel-1 data during 2016 – 2017. Time-series InSAR technique is applied to measure displacements at high-resolution with reduced decorrelation noise from interferograms. The results showed about 1.83 cm/year subsidence in the Pohang coastal area, where significant sea level rise is observed in this region. The results will provide further insight into the localized subsidence rates in the study sites and its impact on the sea level monitoring.