The contribution to tectonic subsidence by groundwater abstraction in the Pingtung area, southwestern Taiwan as determined by GPS measurements

Quaternary International

Volumn 147, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 62-69

  Hu, Jyr Ching ^a   Chu, Hao Tsu ^b   Hou, Chin Shyong ^a,b   Lai, Tzu Hua ^b   Chen, Rou Fei ^c   Nien, Pei Fen ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b MINISTRY OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS   (Taiwan)

^c LABORATOIRE D OCÉANOGRAPHIE DE VILLEFRANCHE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GPS; GROUNDWATER ABSTRACTION; SUBSIDENCE;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; PINGTUNG PLAIN; TAIWAN;

EID: 31844451887     PISSN: 10406182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2005.09.007     Document Type: Article

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