Bodentemperaturmessungen in tropischen Gebirgen.

Virunga-Vulkane (Ruanda), Sierra Nevada (Kolumbien), Papua-Neuguinea

Abstract

Thanks to the isothermal temperature regime in the inner tropics, the mean annual temperature of alocation can be established by means of temperature measurements at soil depths of 40-60 cm. This method was employed for the investigation and interpretation of the lapse rate in three tropical mountain ranges, following profile routes up to the high alpine region.