Ground surface temperature reconstructions: Using in situ estimates for thermal conductivity acquired with a fiber-optic distributed thermal perturbation sensor

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 35, Issue 14, 2008, Pages

  Freifeld, B M ^a   Finsterle, S ^a   Onstott, T C ^b   Toole, P ^c   Pratt, L M ^d  

^a LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Zinifex Canada Inc   (Canada)

^d INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; BOREHOLES; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL EQUIPMENT; FIBER OPTICS; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; SENSOR NETWORKS; SENSORS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMAL INSULATING MATERIALS; THERMOANALYSIS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

BORE HOLE; DISTRIBUTED TEMPERATURE SENSORS; GROUND SURFACE TEMPERATURE; IN-SITU; MEASUREMENT TECHNOLOGIES; PROJECT SITES; SPATIAL RESOLUTION SR); WELL BORES;

THERMOELECTRICITY;

BOREHOLE LOGGING; ESTIMATION METHOD; FIBER OPTICS; PERMAFROST; SENSOR; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; SURFACE TEMPERATURE; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; NUNAVUT;

EID: 53749101256     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008GL034762     Document Type: Article

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