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Joseph Fairfield Poland (1908–1991) was the founding expert in the hydrogeologic field of land subsidence. He committed 50 years of his life to understanding and bringing awareness to the issue. [1]
Joseph Franklin Poland (September 4, 1892 – March 23, 1962) was an American screenwriter. He wrote for more than 130 films between 1913 and 1954. He was born in Waterbury, Connecticut and died in Los Angeles, California .
Joseph F. Poland (1908-1991) Johnson, A. Ivan. On June 4, 1991, AGU Fellow Joseph Fairfield Poland died in a Sacramento, Calif., hospital at the age of 83 after a long fight with Parkinson's Disease.
Dec 3, 1991 · Abstract. On June 4, 1991, AGU Fellow Joseph Fairfield Poland died in a Sacramento, Calif., hospital at the age of 83 after a long fight with Parkinson's Disease.
Born in Boston, Joseph Poland earned a bachelor’s degree in geology from Harvard University in 1929. He was resident geologist for Tropical Oil Company in Colombia from 1929-1931.
Joseph Fairfield Poland was the founding expert in the hydrogeologic field of land subsidence.[1] He committed 50 years of his life to understanding and bringing awareness to the issue.[1] Land subsidence results from over pumping groundwater that leads to compaction of unconsolidated aquifer systems and is the leading cause of land subsidence.[2]
Jan 1, 2008 · Approximate location of maximum subsidence in United States identified by Joseph Poland, U.S. Geological Survey (pictured). Signs on pole show approximate altitude of land surface in 1925,...
