Comparisons of borehole temperature-depth profiles and surface air temperatures in the northern plains of the USA

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 138, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 541-548

  Harris, Robert N ^a   Gosnold, William D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b University of North Dakota   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate; Geothermics; Heat flow

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; BOREHOLE; GEOTHERMAL GRADIENT; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032713192     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-246X.1999.00884.x     Document Type: Article

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