Soil temperature calculation for burial site analysis

Forensic Science International

Volumn 191, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 104-109

  Prangnell, Jonathan ^a   McGowan, Glenys ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Burial; Cemetery; Exhumation; North Brisbane Burial Ground; Soil; Temperature

Indexed keywords

AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; CRIME; EXHUMATION; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL DEPTH; SOIL TEMPERATURE; VEGETATION;

EID: 69549107508     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2009.07.002     Document Type: Article

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