Space geodetic observation of expansion of the San Gabriel Valley, California, aquifer system, during heavy rainfall in winter 2004-2005

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 112, Issue 3, 2007, Pages

  King, N E ^a   Argus, D ^b   Langbein, J ^c   Agnew, D C ^d   Bawden, G ^a   Dollar, R S ^a   Liu, Z ^b,e   Galloway, D ^a   Reichard, E ^a   Yong, A ^a   Webb, F H ^b   Bock, Y ^d   Stark, K ^f   Barseghian, D ^f  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f Stark Consulting LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUIFER; DEFORMATION; FAULT; GEODESY; GPS; HYDROLOGY; INTERFEROMETRY; RAINFALL; RECHARGE; SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; WATER LEVEL;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; SAN GABRIEL RIVER; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34548581906     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JB004448     Document Type: Article

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