Permanent scatterer InSAR reveals seasonal and long-term aquifer-system response to groundwater pumping and artificial recharge

Water Resources Research

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2008, Pages

  Bell, John W ^a   Amelung, Falk ^b   Ferretti, Alessandro ^c   Bianchi, Marco ^c   Novali, Fabrizio ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^c Tele Rilevamento Europa   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; RADAR; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

ARTIFICIAL RECHARGE PROGRAM; SPATIAL RESOLUTION;

AQUIFERS;

AQUIFERS; CLIMATOLOGY; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; RADAR; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

AQUIFER; COMPACTION; DETECTION METHOD; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; PUMPING; RECHARGE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR; TIME SERIES; WATER LEVEL; WATER STORAGE;

LAS VEGAS; NEVADA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 41249098323     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007WR006152     Document Type: Article

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