Characterization of regional land subsidence in Yangtze Delta, China: The example of Su-Xi-Chang area and the city of Shanghai

Hydrogeology Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 593-607

  Shi, Xiaoqing ^a   Xue, Yuqun ^a   Wu, Jichun ^a   Ye, Shujun ^a   Zhang, Yun ^a   Wei, Zixin ^b   Yu, Jun ^c  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (China)

^c GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF JIANGSU PROVINCE   (China)

Author keywords

China; Creep; Deformation features; Regional land subsidence

Indexed keywords

AQUIFER; DEFORMATION; EXPLOITATION; GROUNDWATER ABSTRACTION; HYDROGEOLOGY; STRATIGRAPHY; SUBSIDENCE;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JIANGSU; SUXICHANG; YANGTZE DELTA;

EID: 42449085859     PISSN: 14312174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10040-007-0237-2     Document Type: Article

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