Earth’s sinking surface

Nicholls, Robert J. and Shirzaei, Manoochehr, (2024). Earth’s sinking surface. Science, 384(6693), 268-269

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    Author Nicholls, Robert J.
    Shirzaei, Manoochehr
    Title Earth’s sinking surface
    Appearing in Science
    Volume 384
    Issue No. 6693
    Publication Date 2024-04-18
    Place of Publication Washington D.C.
    Publisher American Association for the Advancement of Science
    Start page 268
    End page 269
    Language eng
    Abstract Subsidence, the lowering of Earth’s land surface, is a widespread and sometimes dramatic process. Potentially 19% of the global population is at high risk of being affected by this process (1). Such sinking is caused by a range of natural or anthropogenic factors, including human-induced underground fluid withdrawal, which is generally considered the most important driver. However, present understanding of subsidence is fragmented and qualitative, including measurements, attribution to drivers, prognosis, and appropriate responses. On page 301 of this issue, Ao et al. (2) report using a radar technique called interferometric synthetic aperture radar (InSAR) to map consistent large-scale measurements of vertical land motion across all the major urban areas of China. Its successful application to quantify subsidence points the way to a systematic approach for assessing its causes as well as potential responses in real time and in the future.
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    Copyright Year 2024
    Copyright type All rights reserved
    DOI DOI: 10.1126/science.ado9986
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