Tectonic contraction across Los Angeles after removal of groundwater pumping effects

Nature

Volumn 412, Issue 6849, 2001, Pages 812-815

  Bawden, Gerald W ^a   Thatcher, Wayne ^a   Stein, Ross S ^a   Hudnut, Ken W ^a   Peltzer, Gilles ^b  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKES; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; GROUNDWATER; RADAR IMAGING; SHRINKAGE;

STRIKE SLIP FAULT;

TECTONICS;

GROUND WATER;

EARTHQUAKE; GROUNDWATER; PUMPING; SEISMICITY; TECTONICS;

ARTICLE; GEOLOGY; MOTION; OSCILLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035939869     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/35090558     Document Type: Article

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