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IUGG XXIV General Assembly July 2-13, 2007 Perugia, Italy<br />

(S) - <strong>IASPEI</strong> - International Association of Seismology and Physics of the Earth's<br />

Interior<br />

JSS017 Poster presentation 2386<br />

Resolving terrain effects in borehole temperature profiles<br />

Mrs. Shannon Heinle<br />

Geology and Geological Engineering University of North Dakota <strong>IASPEI</strong><br />

William Gosnold<br />

Reliable borehole temperature profiles are critical for paleoclimate analysis. As many climate workers<br />

have discovered, T-z profiles in boreholes can contain a variety of steady-state and transient nonclimate-related<br />

signals. These noise signals include terrain effects such as, topography, land use, land<br />

cover, direct and diffused sun radiation, slope angle, and dynamic elements such as groundwater flow<br />

and variable precipitation, wind, and snow cover. Few of these effects can be quantified and therefore it<br />

is difficult to apply corrections to profiles. However, several studies have concluded that topographical<br />

effects, which exert the largest influence on temperature profiles, may be modeled with some degree of<br />

confidence. We are attempting to determine the specific terrain effects affecting borehole temperature<br />

profiles in the 130 United States boreholes included in the IHFC borehole paleoclimate data set and to<br />

determine the feasibility of correcting terrain effects on these boreholes. We are using a combination of<br />

remote sensing and field site visits in our analysis. Temperature profiles we have studied have shown<br />

promise in categorizing terrain effects.<br />

Keywords: terrain effect, borehole, climate

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