Heat Flow, United States, 1947-2009

Author(s)

International Heat Flow Commission, International Association of Seismology and Physics of the Earth's Interior, and Oklahoma State University. Department of Geography. Cartography Service

Description

This point shapefile contains heat flow data for United States compiled from sources dating from 1947 to 2009. Heat flow is a measure of heat loss across the surface of the Earth and is useful for modeling recent tectonic activity, transport of heat by groundwater, variations in concentrations of the radiogenic elements U, Th and K, glacial dynamics, and recent changes in climate. See attibute table and supplemental documentation for more detail. Global heat flow data are maintained by the International Heat Flow Commission (IHFC) of the International Association of Seismology and Physics of the Earth's Interior (IASPEI). Heat Flow, United States, 1947-2009 (2016) .Global Heatflow database from the International Heat Flow Commission 2011. http://purl.stanford.edu/wy502xv0909 This layer is presented in the WGS84 coordinate system for web display purposes. Downloadable data are provided in native coordinate system or projection.

Publisher

International Heat Flow Commission

Collection

Global Heatflow database from the International Heat Flow Commission 2011

Place(s)

United States

Subject(s)

Terrestrial heat flow and Climatology, Meteorology and Atmosphere

Year

1947-2009

Held by

Stanford

More details at

https://purl.stanford.edu/wy502xv0909

Use and reproduction

This item is in the public domain. There are no restrictions on use.

Copyright

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