Figure 5
Permanent coherence loss, Cp. Permanent coherence loss between dates before and after the March extreme precipitation event, Cp, for all three tracks used in this study. Negative values (blue) indicate regions where land was disturbed during the event, values <−0.3 are in black. Dry lake beds (salars) and mines were particularly affected. Note that the NNW-trending streaks, which otherwise might be attributed to ionospheric effects on a particular date, are continuous from track to track and are nearly identical in the areas of overlap. These likely indicate real surface disturbance and are aligned with the prevailing winds active during the March event37, 38. Figures generated using Generic Mapping Tools50, v. 5.2.1.
