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Sensors 2009, 9, 46-55; doi:10.3390/ OPEN ACCESS sensors ISSN 1424-8220 /journal/sensors Article Permanent Scatterer InSAR Analysis and Validation in the Gulf of Corinth Panagiotis Elias 1,*, Charalabos Kontoes 1, Ioannis Papoutsis 2, Ioannis Kotsis 2, 2 2 3 Aggeliki Marinou , Dimitris Paradissis and Dimitris Sakellariou 1 National Observatory of Athens, Institute of Space Applications and Remote Sensing, Vas. Pavlou and Metaxa str., 15236, Palaia Penteli, Greece. E-Mail: kontoes@space.noa.gr 2 Higher Geodesy Laboratory and Dionyssos Satellite Observatory, National Technical University of Athens, Iroon Polytexneiou 9, 15780, Zografou, Greece. E-Mails: ipapoutsis@space.noa.gr; jkotsis@survey.ntua.gr; amarinou@surv ey.ntua.gr; dempar@central.ntua.gr 3 Hellenic Center for Marine Research, Hellinikon, 16604, Athens, Greece. E-Mail:sakell@ath.hcmr.gr * Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: pelias@space.noa.gr; Tel: +30-2108109186; Fax: +30-2106138343 Received: 7 November 2008; in revised form: 10 December 2008 / Accepted: 24 December 2008 / Published: 5 January 2009 Abstract: The Permanent Scatterers Interferometric SAR technique (PSInSAR) is a method that accurately estimates the near vertical terrain deformation rates, of the order of -1 ~1 mm year , overcoming the physical and technical restrictions of classic InSAR. In this paper the method is strengthened by creating