Geothermal Climate Change Observatory in south India 2: Set-up and first results

Physics and Chemistry of the Earth

Volumn 36, Issue 16, 2011, Pages 1428-1436

  Akkiraju, Vyasulu V ^a   Roy, Sukanta ^a  

^a NATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Diurnal and seasonal changes; Geothermal Climate Change Observatory; Ground temperature; Heat conduction; India; Surface air temperature

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; AUTOMATIC WEATHER STATIONS; CONDUCTIVE HEAT TRANSFER; DECADAL CHANGE; DIURNAL CHANGES; DIURNAL VARIATION; FIRST YEAR; GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCHES; GROUND TEMPERATURE; HIGH FREQUENCY; HYDERABAD; INDIA; INTER-RELATIONSHIPS; METEOROLOGICAL PARAMETERS; SEASONAL CHANGES; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOUTH INDIA; SUBSURFACE TEMPERATURE; SURFACE AIR TEMPERATURE; SURFACE AIR TEMPERATURES; SURFACE GROUND TEMPERATURES; SURFACE METEOROLOGICAL DATA; SURFACE TEMPERATURES; TEMPERATURE VARIATION; TIME LAG; TIME-SCALES; WEALTH OF INFORMATION; WEATHER STATIONS; WIND DIRECTIONS; WIND SPEED;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERICS; BUILDINGS; HEAT CONDUCTION; INCIDENT SOLAR RADIATION; METEOROLOGY; OBSERVATORIES; SUN; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; TIME SERIES; WEATHER INFORMATION SERVICES;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

AIR TEMPERATURE; DIURNAL VARIATION; ENERGY BALANCE; METEOROLOGY; OBSERVATORY; RAINFALL; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOLAR RADIATION; SURFACE TEMPERATURE; TIMESCALE; WIND DIRECTION; WIND VELOCITY;

INDIA;

EID: 83555163828     PISSN: 14747065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pce.2011.01.011     Document Type: Article

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