Distribution of subsurface temperature in the Kanto Plain, Japan; estimation of regional groundwater flow system and surface warming

Physics and Chemistry of the Earth

Volumn 28, Issue 9-11, 2003, Pages 467-475

  Miyakoshi, Akinobu ^a   Uchida, Youhei ^b   Sakura, Yasuo ^a   Hayashi, Takeshi ^a  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

Author keywords

Depth of minimum temperature in the temperature depth profile; Groundwater flow system; Kanto plain; Subsurface temperature

Indexed keywords

GLOBAL WARMING; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HIGH TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; SURFACE PHENOMENA;

SUBSURFACE TEMPERATURE;

EARTH (PLANET);

GROUNDWATER FLOW; HEAT FLOW; HYDRAULIC HEAD; SUBSURFACE FLOW; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT;

HONSHU; JAPAN; KANTO PLAIN;

EID: 0038265430     PISSN: 14747065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1474-7065(03)00066-4     Document Type: Article

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