Land subsidence due to groundwater withdrawal: Potential damage of subsidence and sea level rise in southern New Jersey, USA

Environmental Geology

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 290-296

  Sun, H ^a   Grandstaff, D ^b   Shagam, R ^a  

^a RIDER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Groundwater overdrafting; Sea level rise; Subsidence

Indexed keywords

BAROMETERS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EROSION; FLOODS; GROUNDWATER; HYDROLOGY; PRESSURE EFFECTS; SEA LEVEL; SOIL MECHANICS; WELLS;

BAROMETRIC PRESSURE; COASTAL FLOODING; GROUNDWATER OVERDRAFTING; LAND SUBSIDENCE; NEW JERSEY; SEA LEVEL RISE; STORATIVITY;

SUBSIDENCE;

FLUID PRESSURE; GROUNDWATER ABSTRACTION; LAND SUBSIDENCE; SEA LEVEL CHANGE;

NEW JERSEY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032931135     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002540050386     Document Type: Article

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