radar interferometry

A microwave remote sensing method for combining imagery collected over time by radar systems on board airplane or satellite platforms to map the elevations, movements, and changes of the earth’s surface. Such detectable changes include earthquakes, volcanoes, glaciers, landslides, and underground explosions, as well as fires, floods, forestry operations, moisture changes, and vegetation growth.

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