Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar data for 2015-18, and Groundwater-Level Data for 1970-2018, Pajaro Valley, Santa Cruz and Monterey Counties, California

Synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data from the European Space Agency's (ESA) Sentinel-1A satellite were acquired from the Alaska Satellite Facility and used to generate spatially detailed land-surface deformation maps (interferograms) for the Pajaro Valley during 2015 through 2018 using conventional Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR) workflows. Groundwater level data collected by the Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency during 1970 to 2018 was provided to USGS and used to assess changes in groundwater levels as it relates to aquifer system compaction and resultant land subsidence in the Pajaro Valley.

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notes Synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data from the European Space Agency's (ESA) Sentinel-1A satellite were acquired from the Alaska Satellite Facility and used to generate spatially detailed land-surface deformation maps (interferograms) for the Pajaro Valley during 2015 through 2018 using conventional Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR) workflows. Groundwater level data collected by the Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency during 1970 to 2018 was provided to USGS and used to assess changes in groundwater levels as it relates to aquifer system compaction and resultant land subsidence in the Pajaro Valley.
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title Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar data for 2015-18, and Groundwater-Level Data for 1970-2018, Pajaro Valley, Santa Cruz and Monterey Counties, California