Ground temperature estimations for Bolu, Turkey

ÇAMDALI Ü., Tunc M.

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, vol.184, no.6, pp.3721-3729, 2012 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 184 Issue: 6
  • Publication Date: 2012
  • Doi Number: 10.1007/s10661-011-2219-z
  • Journal Name: Environmental Monitoring and Assessment
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.3721-3729
  • Keywords: Bolu, Ground temperature, Soil temperature, Temperature analysis, Turkey
  • Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

The approximation of the soil temperature profile may be considered for many energy, environmental, and agriculture applications. In this study, temperature approximation model of ground in Bolu is developed. Unsteady state one-dimensional semiinfinite solid model is used to calculate temperature variation in ground. The results of the temperature equation which are obtained by using analytical method are compared with experimental data obtained from The Turkish State Meteorological Service. Developed model to predict soil temperature variation for Bolu has been solved by using MATLAB computer program. Satisfactory agreement is observed between them. © Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2011.