Mapping the global threat of land subsidence
Gerardo Herrera, Pablo Ezquerro, Roberto Tomás, Marta Béjar‐Pizarro, Juan López‐Vinielles, Mauro Rossi, Rosa María Mateos, Dora Carreón‐Freyre, John Lambert, Pietro Teatini, Enrique Cabral‐Cano, Gilles Erkens, Devin L. Galloway, Wei-Chia Hung, Najeebullah Kakar, Michelle Sneed, Luigi Tosi, Hanmei Wang, Shujun Ye
Abstract
Nineteen percent of the global population may face a high probability of subsidence
Topics & Concepts
SubsidenceGeologyGeographyGeomorphologyStructural basinGeophysics and Gravity MeasurementsSynthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Applications and TechniquesFlood Risk Assessment and Management