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17 Feb 2023

2023 Release of Global Heat Flow Database Published

17 Feb 2023 by thinkgeoenergy

Representation of data points in the 2023 Global Heat Flow Database (source: IHFC)

The International Heat Flow Commission (IHFC) has published the 2023 version of the Global Heat Flow Database. This is a collaborative effort between academia and industry that compiles authenticated heat flow data to provide a better understanding of the Earth’s thermal field.

The 2023 release of the Global Heat Flow Database (https://doi.org/10.5880/fidgeo.2023.008) contains about 73,033 data points from 1,414 publications.

The IHFC hosts a web-based viewer of heat flow data. Visualization of the heat flow data is also available in KMZ and SHP file formats.

Screenshot of Global Heat Flow data in the region of North Holland, Netherlands (source: IHFC)