Climate change in India inferred from geothermal observations

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 107, Issue 7, 2002, Pages

  Roy, Sukanta ^a   Harris, Robert N ^b   Rao, R U M ^a   Chapman, David S ^b  

^a NATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Borehole temperatures; Climate change; Global warming; India

Indexed keywords

BOREHOLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM; TEMPERATURE;

INDIA;

EID: 0037055368     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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