Gallery: Satellite Maps Reveal Who's to Blame for the Sinking of Venice
<a href="http://www.nature.com/srep/2013/130926/srep02710/full/srep02710.html">Tosi et al.</a>01Anthropogenic Sinking
The portion of sinking in Venice from 2008-2011 attributed to present human activity. Red areas indicate increased sinking and green areas show where human activity has worked to reduce the natural sinking. Blue box inset detail below. (*Golden Software Surfer 10*)
<a href="http://www.nature.com/srep/2013/130926/srep02710/full/srep02710.html">Tosi et al.</a>02Individual Satellite Data
The average yearly ground displacement based on data from four satellites: data from (a) ERS, 1992-2002; (b) Envisat, 2003-2010; (c) TerraSAR-X, 2008-2009; (d) COSMO-SkyMed, 2008-2011. The graphs on the right show the frequency distribution of displacements. (*ESRI ArcMAP 9.3*)
<a href="http://www.nature.com/srep/2013/130926/srep02710/full/srep02710.html">Tosi et al.</a>03COSMO-SkyMed Data
Close up of the data from the COSMO-SkyMed satellite from 2008 to 2011 (map (d) in the previous slide). Areas colored red, orange, yellow and green have subsided while areas in blue have moved up a bit.
<a href="http://www.nature.com/srep/2013/130926/srep02710/full/srep02710.html">Tosi et al.</a>04Sinking in Cross Section
Ground composition is one reason the rate of sinking varies. This map shows a cross section below Venice along the white line shown on the satellite image at the top. Colors represent different sediment compositions. The maps show growth of the city from 900 A.D. to present.
<a href="http://www.nature.com/srep/2013/130926/srep02710/full/srep02710.html">Tosi et al.</a>05Regional Subsidence
The rate of subsidence and uplift in the region around Venice based on data from Envisat from 2003 to 2010. The areas around Treviso and Venice are moving on average less than 1 mm per year, while coastal areas to the northeast are sinking 3-6 mm per year. (*Landsat/USGS, ESRI ArcMAP 9.3*)
