Which mechanism initiates surface subsidence after rapid groundwater extraction in coastal aquifers?

💡 Explanation

When water is rapidly extracted, the pore pressure decreases, causing increased effective stress on the aquifer matrix and volume reduction through inelastic compaction via consolidation. Therefore, sediment consolidation results, rather than rebound, contraction or erosion, which involve different geological properties or processes.

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