The effect of time after body discovery on the accuracy of retrospective weather station ambient temperature corrections in forensic entomology

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 553-559

  Archer, Mel S ^a,b,c  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c Vic Institute of Forensic Medicine   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ambient temperature; Australia; Correlation; Decomposition; Forensic entomology; Forensic science; Validation; Victoria; Weather

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DECOMPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; TIME; VALIDATION PROCESS; WEATHER;

EID: 2442685543     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jfs2003258     Document Type: Article

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