monitoring LAnd SUbsidence caused by Groundwater exploitation through gEOdetic measurements Ghent University
Groundwater is a "hidden resource", which is quantitatively much more significant than surface waters. Their exploitation and the impacts at the surface created by groundwater withdrawals essentially for human needs (drinking water) and industrial needs are generally difficult to estimate, monitor and plan. This "hidden" character makes it difficult to aduequately locate and quantitatively appreciate surface impacts, resulting in a lack of ...