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Sass, John H; Behrendt, J C (1980): Component parts of the World Heat Flow Data Collection. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.805743

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Related to:
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
Sass, John H; Behrendt, J C (1980): Heat flow from the Liberian Precambrian Shield. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 85(B6), 3159-3162, https://doi.org/10.1029/JB085iB06p03159
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: 7.255567 * Median Longitude: -9.250000 * South-bound Latitude: 5.666700 * West-bound Longitude: -11.000000 * North-bound Latitude: 8.583300 * East-bound Longitude: -8.200000
Minimum ELEVATION: 317 m a.s.l. * Maximum ELEVATION: 763 m a.s.l.
Parameter(s):
#NameShort NameUnitPrincipal InvestigatorMethod/DeviceComment
Area/localityAreaSass, John H
Sample, optional label/labor noLab noSass, John H
LATITUDELatitudeGeocode
LONGITUDELongitudeGeocode
ELEVATIONElevationm a.s.l.Geocode
Depth, top/minDepth topmSass, John HMinimum depth
Depth, bottom/maxDepth botmSass, John HMaximum depth
Temperature gradientT gradmK/mSass, John H
Number of conductivity measurementsNo CondSass, John H
10 Conductivity, averageCond averageW/m KSass, John H
11 Heat production, averageHeat prod averageW/m3Sass, John H
12 Heat flowHFmW/m2Sass, John H
13 NumberNoSass, John HNumber of individual sites
14 Method commentMethod commSass, John H
Size:
59 data points

Data

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Area

Lab no

Latitude

Longitude

Elevation [m a.s.l.]

Depth top [m]

Depth bot [m]

T grad [mK/m]

No Cond
10 
Cond average [W/m K]
11 
Heat prod average [W/m3]
12 
HF [mW/m2]
13 
No
14 
Method comm
LIB008Bong B-16.8167-10.333331780120787.72.2541borehole
LIB009Tokadeh Hole 507.4500-8.66677401041251095.42.3511borehole
LIB010Tokadeh Hole 517.4500-8.66677631451731085.02.3521borehole
LIB011Yulliton Y-287.5667-8.633368719722914105.82.3831borehole
LIB012Putu5.6667-8.2000495781208226.62.3551borehole
SierraLeoneKOIDU8.5833-11.000026borehole (conventional)