NCMENCIATURE 



A Anmial temperature amplitude of the smoothed siorface curve 

 A A Amplitudes of temperature oscillation for vajrious harmonics 



/z Parameter detennining mean annual temperature at a depth z with 

 respect to the surface 



n Size of the sajirple (number of pairs of anomalies) 

 r Linear correlation coefficient 



r, iTg Exponents determining reduction of annioal teniperature amplitude 

 at ^00 feet with respect to the surface 



S Standard deviation in °F 



SpSp Coefficients of exponent determining reduction of annual 



temperature aurplitude at 400 feet with respect to the surface 



QpQg Phase angles for vajrious haxmonics at the surface 



A 6 Monthly mean teniperature ajiomaly in F 



^s a Mean annual surface temperature 



©2 T Temperature at depth z at time T 



0400 Predicted mean temperature at 400 feet 



X Coefficient of mean annual temperature reduction at 400 feet with 

 respect to the surface 



fj. Eddy conductivity 



p Density 



u) Angular frequency (-^) , where T = period length of the first 



harmonic term. ^ * ' 



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