Subsidence in the Kathmandu Basin, before and after the 2015 Mw 7.8 Gorkha Earthquake, Nepal Revealed from Small Baseline Subset-DInSAR Analysis
Land subsidence in densely urbanized areas is a global problem that is primarily caused by excessive groundwater withdrawal. The Kathmandu Basin is one such area where subsidence due to groundwater depletion has been a major problem in recent years. Moreover, on 25 April 2015, this basin experienced...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2018-07-01
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Series: | GIScience & Remote Sensing |
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15481603.2017.1422312 |