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Girdler, R W; Erickson, A J; von Herzen, Richard P (1974): Component parts of the World Heat Flow Data Collection [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.804709

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Related to:
Girdler, R W; Erickson, A J; von Herzen, Richard P (1974): Downhole temperature and shipboard thermal conductivity measurements aboard D/V Glomar Challenger in the Red Sea. Initial Reports of the Deep Sea Drilling Project 23 Publisher: Texas A & M University, Ocean Drilling Program, College Station, TX, United States, 23, 879-886, https://doi.org/10.2973/dsdp.proc.23.125.1974
International Heat Flow Commission, I H F C (2012): Global Heat Flow Database. The Global Heat Flow Database of the International Heat Flow Commission (IHFC), University of North Dakota, USA; (data copied, 2012-10), https://ihfc-iugg.org/products/global-heat-flow-database/data
Further details:
Jessop, Alan M; Hobart, Michael A; Sclater, John G (1976): The World Heat Flow Data Collection - 1975. Geological Survey of Canada, Earth Physics Branch, Geothermal Series, 5, 10 pp, hdl:10013/epic.40176.d002
Coverage:
Median Latitude: 19.124175 * Median Longitude: 39.395000 * South-bound Latitude: 14.768300 * West-bound Longitude: 38.133300 * North-bound Latitude: 21.331700 * East-bound Longitude: 42.191700
Minimum ELEVATION: -1795 m a.s.l. * Maximum ELEVATION: -852 m a.s.l.
Parameter(s):
#NameShort NameUnitPrincipal InvestigatorMethod/DeviceComment
Sample, optional label/labor noLab noGirdler, R W
LATITUDELatitudeGeocode
LONGITUDELongitudeGeocode
ELEVATIONElevationm a.s.l.Geocode
Depth, top/minDepth topmGirdler, R WMinimum depth
Depth, bottom/maxDepth botmGirdler, R WMaximum depth
Number of temperature dataNo TempsGirdler, R W
Temperature gradientT gradmK/mGirdler, R W
Number of conductivity measurementsNo CondGirdler, R W
10 Conductivity, averageCond averageW/m KGirdler, R W
11 Heat flowHFmW/m2Girdler, R W
12 NumberNoGirdler, R WNumber of individual sites
13 Method commentMethod commGirdler, R W
Size:
39 data points

Data

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Lab no

Latitude

Longitude

Elevation [m a.s.l.]

Depth top [m]

Depth bot [m]

No Temps

T grad [mK/m]

No Cond
10 
Cond average [W/m K]
11 
HF [mW/m2]
12 
No
13 
Method comm
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