Geothermics and climate change 2. Joint analysis of borehole temperature and meteorological data

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 103, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 7371-7383

  Harris, Robert N ^a   Chapman, David S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOREHOLE TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; METEOROLOGICAL DATA; SURFACE AIR TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE HISTORY;

EID: 0032502566     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97jb03296     Document Type: Article

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