Using GPS to Quantify Three Dimensional Storage and Aquifer Deformation in the Virgin River Valley, NV

The horizontal component of land subsidence is typically assumed to be negligible, although recently, theoretical simulations have shown that horizontal strain is significant. A field based investigation in Mesquite, NV, was undertaken from May to July, 2003, for the purpose of evaluating the signif...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Warner, Sandra McCarthy
Other Authors: Geosciences
Format: Others
Published: Virginia Tech 2011
Subjects:
GPS
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/9710
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-01262004-202558