Articles | Volume 372
https://doi.org/10.5194/piahs-372-39-2015
https://doi.org/10.5194/piahs-372-39-2015
12 Nov 2015
 | 12 Nov 2015

New information on regional subsidence and soil fracturing in Mexico City Valley

G. Auvinet, E. Méndez-Sánchez, and M. Juárez-Camarena

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In this paper, updated information about regional subsidence in Mexico City downtown area is presented. Historical data are compared with information obtained recently from surveys using a set of reference points (2008) and on the elevation of a cloud of points on the ground surface determined using Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) technology. In addition, this paper provides an overview of recent data on understanding soil fracturing associated with regional land subsidence.