Geothermal evidence for deforestation induced warming: Implications for the climatic impact of land development

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 535-538

  Lewis, Trevor J ^a,b   Wang, Kelin ^a,b  

^a Geological Survey of Canada Sidney   (Canada)

^b PACIFIC GEOSCIENCE CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; DEFORESTATION; BOREHOLES; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; GLOBAL WARMING;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; CLIMATIC CHANGES; CLIMATIC IMPACT; CLIMATIC PARAMETERS; GROUND SURFACE TEMPERATURE; GROUND SURFACES; LAND DEVELOPMENT; SURROUNDING REGIONS;

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATOLOGY;

DEFORESTATION INDUCED WARMING; GROUND SURFACE TEMPERATURE (GST);

BOREHOLE TEMPERATURE; DEFORESTATION; WARMING;

CANADA;

EID: 0032004438     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98GL00181     Document Type: Article

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