Pilot national scale maps of active deformation processes in Canada

The maps show a multiyear ground deformation rate caused by small-scale deformation processes in Canada, measured in meters per year. Horizontal-east and vertical deformation components were computed from data acquired on ascending and descending orbits. This horizontal-east/vertical 2D decomposition is approximate and assumes constant viewing geometry and the absence of horizontal-north deformation. In the line-of-sight (LOS) map computed from ascending orbit data, a negative signal approximately corresponds to either subsidence or eastward motion, while a positive signal corresponds to uplift or westward motion. In the LOS map computed from descending orbit data, a negative signal approximately corresponds to either subsidence or westward motion, while a positive signal corresponds to uplift or eastward motion. In the horizontal-east map, a negative signal corresponds to westward motion, while a positive signal corresponds to eastward motion. In the vertical map, a negative signal indicates subsidence, while a positive signal indicates uplift. The maps were calculated from Sentinel-1 Synthetic Aperture Radar data collected between 2017 and 2024 during the snow-free season.…

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Natural Resources Canada

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9

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2025-09-29