Borehole paleoclimatology ? the effect of deep lakes and "heat islands" on temperature profiles

V. T. Balobaev (1) , I. M. Kutasov (2) , L. V. Eppelbaum (3)

1 Melnikov Permafrost Institute
2 Pajarito Enterprises
3 TAU - Department of Geophysical, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences [Tel Aviv]

It is known that changes in ground surface temperatures could be caused by many non-climatic effects. In this study we propose a method based on utilization of Laplace equation with nonuniform boundary conditions. The proposed method makes possible to estimate the maximum effect of deep lakes and "heat islands" (areas of deforestation, urbanization, farming, mining and wetland drainage) on the borehole temperature profiles.

Domaines: Interfaces continentales, environnement; Sciences de la Terre

V. T. Balobaev, I. M. Kutasov, L. V. Eppelbaum. Borehole paleoclimatology ? the effect of deep lakes and "heat islands" on temperature profiles. Climate of the Past Discussions, 2008, 4 (2), pp.415-432. ⟨hal-00298215⟩