Articles | Volume 382
https://doi.org/10.5194/piahs-382-327-2020
https://doi.org/10.5194/piahs-382-327-2020
Pre-conference publication
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22 Apr 2020
Pre-conference publication |  | 22 Apr 2020

Towards unraveling total subsidence of a mega-delta – the potential of new PS InSAR data for the Mekong delta

Philip S. J. Minderhoud, Ivana Hlavacova, Jan Kolomaznik, and Olaf Neussner

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The populous and low-lying Vietnamese Mekong delta is facing accelerating subsidence rates and effective mitigation strategies are urgently needed to save-guard the future sustainability of the delta. This paper gathers results from existing measurements and estimates of subsidence in the Mekong delta and presents new, delta-wide estimates of subsidence based on satelite measures. We outline a planned approach to advance towards improved quantitation of individual subsidence drivers.