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Author:

Wang, K. (Wang, K..) | Wang, G. (Wang, G..) | Cornelison, B. (Cornelison, B..) | Liu, H. (Liu, H..) | Bao, Y. (Bao, Y..)

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Groundwater-withdrawal-induced land subsidence has been a big concern in Montgomery County, Texas, U.S. since the 2000s. As of 2020, approximately half of the entire county is experiencing subsidence over 5 mm/year. This study aims to investigate ongoing land subsidence in Montgomery County using groundwater-level, extensometer, and GPS datasets. According to this study, land subsidence in Montgomery County since the mid-2000s is primarily contributed by sediment compaction in the Evangeline and Jasper aquifers; the compaction of Jasper aquifer contributes approximately one-third of the land subsidence since the mid-2000s; the pre-consolidation heads of the Chicot, Evangeline, and Jasper aquifers in Montgomery County are close to each other, approximately 15–25 m below mean sea level; the virgin-compaction/head-decline ratio is approximately 1:250 in the Evangeline aquifer and 1:800 in the Jasper aquifer in central and southern Montgomery County. As of 2020, the Jasper groundwater-level altitude is approximately 20–40 m below the pre-consolidation head in the central and southern Montgomery County; the Evangeline groundwater-level altitude is about 40–60 m below the pre-consolidation head. Land subsidence will continue to occur as long as the groundwater-level altitude in either the Evangeline or the Jasper aquifer remains below the pre-consolidation head. © 2021, The Author(s).

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Subsidence Virgin-compaction/head-decline ratio Pumping GPS Pre-consolidation head

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  • [ 1 ] [Wang K.]Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Houston, Houston, 77204, United States
  • [ 2 ] [Wang G.]Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Houston, Houston, 77204, United States
  • [ 3 ] [Cornelison B.]Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Houston, Houston, 77204, United States
  • [ 4 ] [Liu H.]Institute of Urban Smart Transportation and Safety Maintenance, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, China
  • [ 5 ] [Bao Y.]Key Laboratory of Urban Security and Disaster Engineering of Ministry of Education, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, 100029, China

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Geoenvironmental Disasters

ISSN: 2197-8670

Year: 2021

Issue: 1

Volume: 8

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