Land subsidence in drained peat areas of the Province of Friesland, the Netherlands

Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 37-48

  Nieuwenhuis, H S ^a   Schokking, F ^a  

^a Province of Friesland ^*  (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Hydrogeology; Land subsidence; Organic materials; Pumping; Surface water

Indexed keywords

HYDROGEOLOGY; PEAT; PUMPING; SUBSIDENCE;

NETHERLANDS, FRIESLAND;

EID: 0030814720     PISSN: 04812085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.QJEGH.1997.030.P1.04     Document Type: Article

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