Geothermal climate change observatory in south India 1: Borehole temperatures and inferred surface temperature histories

Physics and Chemistry of the Earth

Volumn 36, Issue 16, 2011, Pages 1419-1427

  Akkiraju, Vyasulu V ^a   Roy, Sukanta ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHEMICAL LABORATORY   (India)

Author keywords

Climate change; Geothermal climate change observatory; Geothermal gradient; India; Surface ground temperature history; Thermal properties of rocks

Indexed keywords

BOREHOLE TEMPERATURE; DEEP BOREHOLES; FOREST LAND; GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCHES; GEOTHERMAL GRADIENTS; GRASS COVER; HYDERABAD; INDIA; RUGGED TOPOGRAPHY; SOUTH INDIA; SUBSURFACE TEMPERATURE; SURFACE GROUND; SURFACE GROUND TEMPERATURE HISTORY; SURFACE GROUND TEMPERATURES; SURFACE TEMPERATURE CHANGES; SURFACE TEMPERATURES; SURFACE VEGETATION; TIME-SCALES; URBAN HEAT ISLAND;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; BOREHOLES; BUILDINGS; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER FLOW; OBSERVATORIES; SITE SELECTION; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

ANNUAL VARIATION; BOREHOLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; DECADAL VARIATION; GEOTHERMAL GRADIENT; HEAT ISLAND; OBSERVATORY; SURFACE TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; TIMESCALE; WARMING;

ANDHRA PRADESH; HYDERABAD [ANDHRA PRADESH]; INDIA;

EID: 83555161753     PISSN: 14747065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pce.2011.01.004     Document Type: Article

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