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Haiti Earthquake(2010/1/12,M7.0)

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1 Click image to enlarge Observation date 2010/01/13
2010/02/28

A pair shortly after the earthquake. There is no deformation which is distinguishable from noise.

*Accuracy of the used orbit data:High precision orbit data.

Observation Mode FBS/HH
FBS/HH
Orbital direction Descending
Off-nadir
[degree]
25.8
Baseline[m]
(Bperp)
+94
Range
(lat/lon)
18.17/19.61/
-72.68/-71.72
2 Click image to enlarge Observation date 2008/02/09
2010/02/14

The obvious crustal deformation caused by the earthquake appears. In particular, in the northern coast of the south side land, the large crustal deformation appears. The Line-of-sight (LOS) displacement toward the satellite amounts to about 70 cm.

*Accuracy of the used orbit data:High precision orbit data.

Observation Mode FBS/HH
FBS/HH
Orbital direction Ascending
Off-nadir
[degree]
34.3
Baseline[m]
(Bperp)
-426
Range
(lat/lon)
18.14/19.40/
-72.95/-72.14
3 Click image to enlarge Observation date 2009/09/12
2010/01/28

There is the phase change around the bay (left of center in this image) which may be caused by the earthquake, although it's in the same range of noise.

*Accuracy of the used orbit data:High precision orbit data.

Observation Mode FBD/HH
FBS/HH
Orbital direction Ascending
Off-nadir
[degree]
34.3
Baseline[m]
(Bperp)
+807
Range
(lat/lon)
18.20/19.39/
-72.5/-71.64
4 Click image to enlarge Observation date 2009/03/09
2010/01/25

The obvious crustal deformation caused by the earthquake appears.

*Accuracy of the used orbit data:High precision orbit data.

Observation Mode FBS/HH
FBS/HH
Orbital direction Descending
Off-nadir
[degree]
34.3
Baseline[m]
(Bperp)
+806
Range
(lat/lon)
18.14/19.37/
-73.06/-72.07
5 Click image to enlarge Observation date 2009/02/28
2010/01/16

The crustal deformation caused by the earthquake appears in the eastern part of the south side land.

*Accuracy of the used orbit data:High precision orbit data.

Observation Mode FBS/HH
FBS/HH
Orbital direction Ascending
Off-nadir
[degree]
34.3
Baseline[m]
(Bperp)
+1,048
Range
(lat/lon)
18.14/19.08/
-73.43/-72.62
6 Click image to enlarge Observation date 2007/10/11
2010/01/16

The crustal deformation caused by the earthquake appears in the eastern part of the south side land.

*Accuracy of the used orbit data:High precision orbit data.

Observation Mode FBD/HH
FBS/HH
Orbital direction Ascending
Off-nadir
[degree]
34.3
Baseline[m]
(Bperp)
-266
Range
(lat/lon)
18.14/19.08/
-73.42/-72.61

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