Aquifer-system compaction, Tucson Basin and Avra Valley, Arizona

Ground-water declines of several feet per year since the 1940's induced aquifer-system compaction and land subsidence of as much as 0.5 foot in the Tucson basin and 1.1 feet in Avra Valley. Aquifer-system compaction is affected by layering, hydraulic diffusivity, preconsolidation stress, and st...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hanson, Randall Tyler,1953-
Other Authors: Neuman, Shlomo P.
Language:en
Published: The University of Arizona. 1988
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10150/191983