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https://doi.org/10.5194/piahs-372-255-2015
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https://doi.org/10.5194/piahs-372-255-2015
© Author(s) 2015. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
12 Nov 2015
Satellite geodesy tools for ground subsidence and associated shallow faulting hazard assessment in central Mexico
Departamento de Geomagnetismo y Exploración, Instituto de Geofísica, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México DF, 04510, México
D. Solano-Rojas
Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami, Miami, FL 33149, USA
T. Oliver-Cabrera
Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami, Miami, FL 33149, USA
S. Wdowinski
Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami, Miami, FL 33149, USA
E. Chaussard
Dept. of Earth and Planetary Science, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, USA
L. Salazar-Tlaczani
Departamento de Geomagnetismo y Exploración, Instituto de Geofísica, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México DF, 04510, México
British Geological Survey, Earth Hazards & Observatories, Earth and Planetary Observation and Monitoring, Nottingham, UK
C. DeMets
Department of Geoscience, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
J. Pacheco-Martínez
Departamento de Construcción y Estructuras, Universidad Autónoma de Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes, México
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How to cite. Cabral-Cano, E., Solano-Rojas, D., Oliver-Cabrera, T., Wdowinski, S., Chaussard, E., Salazar-Tlaczani, L., Cigna, F., DeMets, C., and Pacheco-Martínez, J.: Satellite geodesy tools for ground subsidence and associated shallow faulting hazard assessment in central Mexico, Proc. IAHS, 372, 255–260, https://doi.org/10.5194/piahs-372-255-2015, 2015.
Short summary
Ground subsidence has affected Mexico City for over a century, as a result of its large urban expansion and aggressive groundwater extraction rates. The continuous subsidence results in severe damage to urban infrastructure and civil structures. This work is aimed towards a better recognition of subsidence as a major hazard in Mexico, assess the number of inhabitants affected and the spatial extent of the subsiding areas affected by this process.
Ground subsidence has affected Mexico City for over a century, as a result of its large urban...