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Vitorello, Icaro; Hamza, Valiya Mannathal; Pollack, Henry N (1980): Component parts of the World Heat Flow Data Collection [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.806255

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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
Vitorello, Icaro; Hamza, Valiya Mannathal; Pollack, Henry N (1980): Terrestrial heat flow in the Brazilian highlands. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 85(B7), 3778-3788, https://doi.org/10.1029/JB085iB07p03778
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: -18.648611 * Median Longitude: -45.889806 * South-bound Latitude: -30.000000 * West-bound Longitude: -52.500000 * North-bound Latitude: -6.333300 * East-bound Longitude: -36.583300
Minimum ELEVATION: 40 m a.s.l. * Maximum ELEVATION: 1410 m a.s.l.
Parameter(s):
#NameShort NameUnitPrincipal InvestigatorMethod/DeviceComment
Area/localityAreaVitorello, Icaro
LATITUDELatitudeGeocode
LONGITUDELongitudeGeocode
ELEVATIONElevationm a.s.l.Geocode
Depth, top/minDepth topmVitorello, IcaroMinimum depth
Depth, bottom/maxDepth botmVitorello, IcaroMaximum depth
Temperature gradientT gradmK/mVitorello, Icaro
Conductivity, averageCond averageW/m KVitorello, Icaro
Number of heat production measurementsNo Heat ProdVitorello, Icaro
10 Heat production, averageHeat prod averageW/m3Vitorello, Icaro
11 Heat flowHFmW/m2Vitorello, Icaro
12 NumberNoVitorello, IcaroNumber of individual sites
13 Method commentMethod commVitorello, Icaro
Size:
155 data points

Data

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Area

Latitude

Longitude

Elevation [m a.s.l.]

Depth top [m]

Depth bot [m]

T grad [mK/m]

Cond average [W/m K]

No Heat Prod
10 
Heat prod average [W/m3]
11 
HF [mW/m2]
12 
No
13 
Method comm
Brazil-16.2333-50.083323030230152.55382
Brazil-28.6667-49.333312580166272.85762
Brazil-12.5000-42.833360080179113.4542.00382
Brazil-20.4417-43.6000141019024073.4020.70231mine
Brazil-30.0000-52.50004020330282.7542.00776
Brazil-20.8500-41.1000326110160122.2810.30261borehole (conventional)
Brazil-13.5333-48.233340530224182.62483
Brazil-9.8333-39.850045530590142.79100.803720
Brazil-6.3333-36.583331510289242.87223.30695
Brazil-24.0000-50.416765020160222.3833.80525
Brazil-11.2500-40.5000850759176.9541.255111
Brazil-17.5000-46.833358010248124.4610.90525
Brazil-14.2167-48.300057030138183.55632
Brazil-19.9833-43.850077502180153.84170.7056borehole (conventional)
Brazil-26.6667-50.08337005030243.0931.30753
Brazil-23.6667-46.6667800130230283.02182.70662borehole (conventional)
Brazil-22.0000-48.500050060320211.70365
Brazil-18.0000-46.750065020278153.0921.10461