Simulating pumping-induced regional land subsidence with the use of InSAR and field data in the Toluca Valley, Mexico

Calderhead, Angus I.; Therrien, René; Rivera, Alfonso; Martel, Richard; Gárfias, Jaime

doi:10.1016/j.advwatres.2010.09.017

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“…In most areas worldwide, compressible sediments are the material basis and it unbalances the starting point of land subsidence; groundwater drawdown is an inherent drive and its spatial diversity induces an uneven development process of land subsidence [3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]. Land subsidence has increased the risk of other disasters and threatened the properties of the society [12][13][14][15].…”

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Measuring Spatiotemporal Features of Land Subsidence, Groundwater Drawdown, and Compressible Layer Thickness in Beijing Plain, China

Gong

Zhu

et al. 2017

Water

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Abstract:Beijing is located on multiple alluvial-pluvial fans with thick Quaternary unconsolidated sediments. It has suffered serious groundwater drawdown and land subsidence due to groundwater exploitation. This study aimed to introduce geographical distribution measure methods into land subsidence research characterizing, geographically, land subsidence, groundwater drawdown, and compressible layer thickness. Therefore, we used gravity center analysis and standard deviational ellipse (SDE) methods in GIS to statistically analyze their concentration tendency, principle orientation, dispersion trend, and distribution differences in 1995 (1999), 2007, 2009, 2011, and 2013. Results show that they were all concentrated in Chaoyang District of Urban Beijing. The concentration trend of land subsidence was consistent with that of groundwater drawdown. The principle orientation of land subsidence was SW-NE, which was more similar with that of the static spatial distribution of the compressible layer. The dispersion tendency of land subsidence got closer to that of the compressible layer with its increasing intensity. The spatial distribution difference between land subsidence and groundwater drawdown was about 0.2, and that between land subsidence and compressible layer thickness it decreased from 0.22 to 0.07, reflecting that the spatial distribution pattern of land subsidence was increasingly close to that of the compressible layer. Results of this study are useful for assessing the distribution of land subsidence development and managing groundwater resources.

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Measuring Spatiotemporal Features of Land Subsidence, Groundwater Drawdown, and Compressible Layer Thickness in Beijing Plain, China

Gong

Zhu

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Water

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“…Intensive groundwater extraction has caused a significant decrease in water level, soil subsidence with a maximum rate of 10 cm year −1 over the 2003-2008 period (Calderhead et al 2011), drying up of springs and lagoons, and base flow reduction (Esteller and Díaz-Delgado 2002). In addition, hydrochemical changes are evidenced by the degradation of groundwater quality, and by increased salinity, heavy metals (iron and manganese) and nutrients (nitrate; Esteller and Andreu 2005).…”

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Evaluation of hydrochemical changes due to intensive aquifer exploitation: case studies from Mexico

Alberich

Rodríguez

Cardona

et al. 2011

Environ Monit Assess

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The impact of intensive aquifer exploitation has been observed in numerous places around the world. Mexico is a representative example of this problem. In 2010, 101 out of the 653 aquifers recognized in the country, showed negative social, economic, and environmental effects related to intensive exploitation. The environmental effects include, among others, groundwater level decline, subsidence, attenuation, and drying up of springs, decreased river flow, and deterioration of water quality. This study aimed at determining the hydrochemical changes produced by intensive aquifer exploitation and highlighting water quality modifications, taking as example the Valle de Toluca, Salamanca, and San Luis Potosi aquifers in Mexico's highlands. There, elements such as fluoride, arsenic, iron, and manganese have been detected, resulting from the introduction of older groundwater with longer residence times and distinctive chemical composition (regional flows). High concentrations of other elements such as chloride, sulfate, nitrate, and vanadium, as well as pathogens, all related to anthropogenic pollution sources (wastewater infiltration, irrigation return flow, and atmospheric pollutants, among others) were also observed. Some of these elements (nitrate, fluoride, arsenic, iron, and manganese) have shown concentrations above Mexican and World Health Organization drinking water standards.

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“…Piezometric wells are being used to monitor the groundwater level's fluctuations and generate the water level decline map which can be used for subsidence interpretation (Calderhead, 2011). There are 53 piezometric wells in the study area which have been monthly monitored from Oct 2004 to Mar 2005.…”

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Time Series Analysis of Insar Data to Study Land Subsidence Induced by Groundwater Level Decline in Sirjan Plain

Choopani

Dehghani

Nikoo

et al. 2017

Int. Arch. Photogramm. Remote Sens. Spatial Inf. Sci.

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ABSTRACT:Sirjan located in Southwest of Kerman City, Iran, is a city with average annual rainfall of 132mm. Over-exploitation of groundwater used for irrigation of pistachios gardens has caused serious land subsidence in Sirjan Plain. In this research we have used the Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar technique to estimate the subsidence rate in Sirjan plain. 18 Interferograms extracted from 12 ENVISAT ASAR images spanning between April 2004 and September 2010, have been studied. The SBAS algorithm was then applied in order to estimate the mean subsidence velocity map. Maximum subsidence rate is estimated as 28cm/yr. Furthermore, groundwater level fluctuations in the study area has been investigated in the piezometer wells located in the study area. Comparing between the results obtained from the interferometry and groundwater level fluctuation maps, shows a strong correlation between head decline in groundwater and land subsidence.

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Simulating pumping-induced regional land subsidence with the use of InSAR and field data in the Toluca Valley, Mexico

Cited by 125 publications

References 20 publications

Measuring Spatiotemporal Features of Land Subsidence, Groundwater Drawdown, and Compressible Layer Thickness in Beijing Plain, China

Measuring Spatiotemporal Features of Land Subsidence, Groundwater Drawdown, and Compressible Layer Thickness in Beijing Plain, China

Evaluation of hydrochemical changes due to intensive aquifer exploitation: case studies from Mexico

Time Series Analysis of Insar Data to Study Land Subsidence Induced by Groundwater Level Decline in Sirjan Plain

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