A. Manconi 1, F. Casu 2, F. Ardizzone 4, M. Bonano 2, M. Cardinali 4, C. De Luca 2,3, E. Gueguen 5, I. Marchesini 4, M. Parise 6, C. Vennari 6, R. Lanari 2, and F. Guzzetti 4, 2014, Brief Communication_ Rapid mapping of landslide events_ the 3 December 2013 Montescaglioso landslide, Italy, Natural hazards and earth system sciences (Print) 14 (2014): 1835–1841. doi_10.5194/nhess-14-1835-2014,
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We present an approach to measure 3-D surface deformations caused by large, rapid-moving landslides using the amplitude information of high-resolution, X-band synthetic aperture radar (SAR) images. We exploit SAR data captured by the COSMO-SkyMed satellites to measure the deformation produced by the 3 December 2013 Montescaglioso landslide, southern Italy. The deformation produced by the deep-seated landslide exceeded 10 m and caused the disruption of a main road, a few homes and commercial buildings. The results open up the possibility of obtaining 3-D surface deformation maps shortly after the occurrence of large, rapid-moving landslides using high-resolution SAR data.

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