DInSAR analysis of land subsidence caused by geothermal fluid exploitation in the Mexicali Valley, B.C., Mexico

IAHS-AISH Publication

Volumn 339, Issue , 2010, Pages 268-273

  Sarychikhina, O ^a   Glowacka, E ^a   Suarez Vidal, F ^a   Mellors, R ^b  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN CIENTÍFICA Y DE EDUCACIÓN SUPERIOR DE ENSENADA   (Mexico)

^b SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerro Prieto Geothermal Field; DInSAR; Geothermal fluid extraction; Land subsidence; Mexicali valley; Mexico

Indexed keywords

CERRO PRIETO GEOTHERMAL FIELD; DINSAR; GEOTHERMAL FLUID EXTRACTION; LAND SUBSIDENCE; ME-XICO; MEXICALI VALLEY;

DEFORMATION; FLUIDS; GEOTHERMAL FIELDS; IMAGING SYSTEMS; IRRIGATION CANALS; LANDFORMS; SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR; TECTONICS; WEATHER SATELLITES;

SUBSIDENCE;

CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; DEFORMATION; EXPLOITATION; GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM; HEAT FLOW; PLATE TECTONICS; SATELLITE DATA; SPATIAL VARIATION; SUBSIDENCE; SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR;

BAJA CALIFORNIA [(PNN) MEXICO]; MEXICALI VALLEY; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA];

CALLUNA VULGARIS;

EID: 79952646193     PISSN: 01447815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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