InSAR (Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar) is a powerful tool for measuring Earth surface deformation due to earthquakes, volcanic unrest, ground water migration, and anthropogenic activity. Terabytes of InSAR data were collected for the EarthScope program that spans the entire US. Training new scientists for the interpretation of these important data sets is critical to the EarthScope mission. InSAR is also being increasingly used in studies of cryosphere (motion of glaciers and ice sheets) and atmosphere (water content in the troposphere). This short course will also help prepare scientists for the upcoming NASA InSAR mission, now called DESDynI (Deformation, Ecosystem Structure and Dynamics of Ice).
New techniques and applications of InSAR are rapidly developing, including stacking, time-series analysis of surface deformation, ScanSAR, polarimetric InSAR, and along-track interferometry. A 2.5 day workshop will introduce InSAR processing and applications to new users. For more information, please visit http://www.unavco.org/edu_outreach/short-courses/2011/insar/insar.html