Ground motion phenomena in Caltanissetta (Italy) investigated by InSAR and geological data integration

Engineering Geology

Volumn 98, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 144-155

  Vallone, P ^a   Giammarinaro, M S ^a   Crosetto, M ^b   Agudo, M ^b   Biescas, E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b Instituto de Geomatica Castelldefels es   (Spain)

Author keywords

DInSAR; GIS; Ground instabilities; Urban geology

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING; SEISMOLOGY; SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR; TECTONICS;

GROUND INSTABILITY; GROUND MOTION; URBAN GEOLOGY;

ENGINEERING GEOLOGY;

GIS; GROUND MOTION; HAZARD MANAGEMENT; INSTABILITY; MITIGATION; SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR; URBAN AREA;

CALTANISSETTA; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SICILY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 44149109630     PISSN: 00137952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enggeo.2008.02.004     Document Type: Article

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