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The Sela &amp; Tulipa and Selinha dikes, and the main Germano tailings dam, were directly or indirectly affected by the accident. This work presents an investigation using Advanced-Differential Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (A-DInSAR) techniques for risk assessment in these critical structures during 18 months after the catastrophic event. The approach was based on the integration of SBAS (Small Baseline Subset) and PSI (Persistent Scatterer Interferometry) techniques, aiming at detecting linear and nonlinear ground displacements in these mining structures. It used a set of 48 TerraSAR-X images acquired on ascending mode from 11 November 2015 to 15 May 2017. The results provided by the A-DInSAR analysis indicated an overall stability in the dikes and in the main wall of Germano tailings dam, which is in agreement with in situ topographic monitoring. In addition, it was possible to detect areas within the reservoir showing accumulated values of up to \u2212125 mm of subsidence, probably caused by settlements of the waste dry material due to the interruption of the mining waste deposition, and values up to \u221280 mm on auxiliary dikes, probably caused by continuous traffic of heavy equipment. The spatiotemporal information of surface displacement of this large mining structure can be used for future operational planning and risk control.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/rs10101507","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2018,9,21]],"date-time":"2018-09-21T03:46:35Z","timestamp":1537501595000},"page":"1507","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":50,"title":["Monitoring the Vulnerability of the Dam and Dikes in Germano Iron Mining Area after the Collapse of the Tailings Dam of Fund\u00e3o (Mariana-MG, Brazil) Using DInSAR Techniques with TerraSAR-X Data"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"10","author":[{"given":"Jos\u00e9 C.","family":"Mura","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"National Institute for Space Research (INPE), S\u00e3o Jos\u00e9 dos Campos 12227-010, S\u00e3o Paulo, Brazil"}]},{"given":"F\u00e1bio F.","family":"Gama","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"National Institute for Space Research (INPE), S\u00e3o Jos\u00e9 dos Campos 12227-010, S\u00e3o Paulo, Brazil"}]},{"given":"Waldir R.","family":"Paradella","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"National Institute for Space Research (INPE), S\u00e3o Jos\u00e9 dos Campos 12227-010, S\u00e3o Paulo, Brazil"}]},{"given":"Priscila","family":"Negr\u00e3o","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"National Institute for Space Research (INPE), S\u00e3o Jos\u00e9 dos Campos 12227-010, S\u00e3o Paulo, Brazil"}]},{"given":"Samuel","family":"Carneiro","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"SAMARCO Minera\u00e7\u00e3o S.A., Mariana 35420-000, Minas Gerais, Brazil"}]},{"given":"Cleber G.","family":"De Oliveira","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"VISIONA Tecnologia Espacial, S\u00e3o Jos\u00e9 dos Campos 12247-016, S\u00e3o Paulo, Brazil"}]},{"given":"Waldiza S.","family":"Brand\u00e3o","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"VISIONA Tecnologia Espacial, S\u00e3o Jos\u00e9 dos Campos 12247-016, S\u00e3o Paulo, Brazil"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2018,9,20]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","unstructured":"Castilho, B.M. 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