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Title: Monitoring deformation at the Geysers Geothermal Field, California using C-band and X-band interferometric synthetic aperture radar

Abstract

In this study, we resolve deformation at The Geysers Geothermal Field using two distinct sets of interferometric synthetic aperture radar (InSAR) data. The first set of observations utilize archived European Space Agency C-band synthetic aperture radar data from 1992 through 1999 to image the long-term and large-scale subsidence at The Geysers. The peak range velocity of approximately 50 mm/year agrees with previous estimates from leveling and global positioning system observations. Data from a second set of measurements, acquired by TerraSAR-X satellites, extend from May 2011 until April 2012 and overlap the C-band data spatially but not temporally. These X-band data, analyzed using a combined permanent and distributed scatterer algorithm, provide a higher density of scatterers (1122 per square kilometer) than do the C-band data (12 per square kilometer). The TerraSAR-X observations resolve 1 to 2 cm of deformation due to water injection into a Northwest Geysers enhanced geothermal system well, initiated on October 2011. Lastly, the temporal variation of the deformation is compatible with estimates from coupled numerical modeling.

Authors:
 [1];  [1];  [2];  [2];  [2];  [1];  [1];  [3];  [3];  [3]
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  1. Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States); Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA (United States)
  2. TRE Tele-Rilevamento Europa, Milano (Italy)
  3. Calpine Corporation, Middletown, CA (United States)
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Research Org.:
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Renewable Power Office. Geothermal Technologies Office
OSTI Identifier:
1407190
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC02-05CH11231; FC36-08GO18201
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Geophysical Research Letters
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 40; Journal Issue: 11; Journal ID: ISSN 0094-8276
Publisher:
American Geophysical Union
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
58 GEOSCIENCES

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Vasco, D. W., Rutqvist, Jonny, Ferretti, Alessandro, Rucci, Alessio, Bellotti, Fernando, Dobson, Patrick, Oldenburg, Curtis, Garcia, Julio, Walters, Mark, and Hartline, Craig. Monitoring deformation at the Geysers Geothermal Field, California using C-band and X-band interferometric synthetic aperture radar. United States: N. p., 2013. Web. doi:10.1002/grl.50314.
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Vasco, D. W., Rutqvist, Jonny, Ferretti, Alessandro, Rucci, Alessio, Bellotti, Fernando, Dobson, Patrick, Oldenburg, Curtis, Garcia, Julio, Walters, Mark, & Hartline, Craig. Monitoring deformation at the Geysers Geothermal Field, California using C-band and X-band interferometric synthetic aperture radar. United States. https://doi.org/10.1002/grl.50314
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Vasco, D. W., Rutqvist, Jonny, Ferretti, Alessandro, Rucci, Alessio, Bellotti, Fernando, Dobson, Patrick, Oldenburg, Curtis, Garcia, Julio, Walters, Mark, and Hartline, Craig. Fri . "Monitoring deformation at the Geysers Geothermal Field, California using C-band and X-band interferometric synthetic aperture radar". United States. https://doi.org/10.1002/grl.50314. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1407190.
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@article{osti_1407190,
title = {Monitoring deformation at the Geysers Geothermal Field, California using C-band and X-band interferometric synthetic aperture radar},
author = {Vasco, D. W. and Rutqvist, Jonny and Ferretti, Alessandro and Rucci, Alessio and Bellotti, Fernando and Dobson, Patrick and Oldenburg, Curtis and Garcia, Julio and Walters, Mark and Hartline, Craig},
abstractNote = {In this study, we resolve deformation at The Geysers Geothermal Field using two distinct sets of interferometric synthetic aperture radar (InSAR) data. The first set of observations utilize archived European Space Agency C-band synthetic aperture radar data from 1992 through 1999 to image the long-term and large-scale subsidence at The Geysers. The peak range velocity of approximately 50 mm/year agrees with previous estimates from leveling and global positioning system observations. Data from a second set of measurements, acquired by TerraSAR-X satellites, extend from May 2011 until April 2012 and overlap the C-band data spatially but not temporally. These X-band data, analyzed using a combined permanent and distributed scatterer algorithm, provide a higher density of scatterers (1122 per square kilometer) than do the C-band data (12 per square kilometer). The TerraSAR-X observations resolve 1 to 2 cm of deformation due to water injection into a Northwest Geysers enhanced geothermal system well, initiated on October 2011. Lastly, the temporal variation of the deformation is compatible with estimates from coupled numerical modeling.},
doi = {10.1002/grl.50314},
journal = {Geophysical Research Letters},
number = 11,
volume = 40,
place = {United States},
year = {Fri Jun 07 00:00:00 EDT 2013},
month = {Fri Jun 07 00:00:00 EDT 2013}
}
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