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MD_ReferenceSystem:

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RS_Identifier:

code:

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code:

WGS84 (4326)

Identification

Data Identification:

citation:

Citation:

Title:

The Global Heat Flow Database: Release 2024

Date:

CI_Date:

Date Type:

revision

date:

2026-03-09

Identifier:

RS_Identifier:

code:

https://metadata.europe-geology.eu/record/basic/69b7f7b8-2018-4923-bc50-19280a010e58

Abstract:

The data publication contains the compilation of global heat-flow data by the International Heat Flow Commission (IHFC; www.ihfc-iugg.org) of the International Association of Seismology and Physics of the Earth's Interior (IASPEI). It contains 91,182 heat-flow data from 1,586 publications. 57% of the reported heat-flow values are from the continental domain (n ~ 54,553), while the remaining 43% are located in the oceanic domain (n ~ 36,692).

status:

completed

Point of Contact:

Responsible Party:

Individual Name:

PD Dr. habil. Sven Fuchs

Organisation Name:

GFZ Postdam

Contact Info:

CI_Contact:

Address:

e-mail:

[email protected]

role:

custodian

Resource Maintenance:

MD_MaintenanceInformation:

maint. / update frequency:

irregular

Descriptive Keywords:

Keywords:

keyword:

Geology

keyword:

http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/theme/ge

Thesaurus Name:

Citation:

Title:

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

Title:

http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/inspire_themes

Date:

CI_Date:

date:

2008-06-01

Date Type:

publication

Keywords:

keyword:

http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/metadata-codelist/SpatialScope/global

keyword:

Global

Thesaurus Name:

Citation:

Title:

http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/metadata-codelist/SpatialScope

Title:

Spatial scope

Date:

CI_Date:

date:

2019-05-22

Date Type:

publication

Keywords:

keyword:

Borehole

keyword:

https://data.geoscience.earth/ncl/geoera/Muse/Incubator/8675

keyword:

subsurface temperature

keyword:

https://data.geoscience.earth/ncl/geoera/keyword/2416

Thesaurus Name:

Citation:

Title:

https://data.geoscience.earth/ncl/geoera/keyword

Title:

GeoERA Keyword Thesaurus

Date:

CI_Date:

date:

2020-01-01

Date Type:

publication

Keywords:

keyword:

Global Heat Flow Database

keyword:

heat flow

keyword:

International Heat Flow Commission

Resource Constraints:

MD_LegalConstraints:

Access Constraints:

otherRestrictions

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no limitations to public access

Other Constraints:

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MD_LegalConstraints:

Use Constraints:

otherRestrictions

Other Constraints:

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Other Constraints:

Creative Commons BY 4.0

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textTable

language:

eng

topicCategory:

geoscientificInformation

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Geographic Description:

Geographic Identifier:

RS_Identifier:

code:

WORLD

code:

World

Temporal Element:

TemporalExtent:

extent:

begin / end:

begin:

end:

2026-03-09

Distribution

Distribution:

Distribution Format:

Format:

Format Name:

TXT

version:

2026.03

Transfer Options:

Digital Transfer Options:

onLine:

CI_OnlineResource:

linkage:

https://portal.heatflow.world/explore/

application Profile:

http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/metadata-codelist/SpatialDataServiceType/view

application Profile:

INSPIRE view

description:

Map portal of the Heatflow World platform

CI_OnlineResource:

linkage:

http://doi.org/10.5880/fidgeo.2024.014

protocol:

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protocol:

WWW:DOWNLOAD

name:

Data Access - DOI

description:

Data Access - DOI

CI_OnlineResource:

linkage:

https://dataservices.gfz-potsdam.de/panmetaworks/showshort.php?id=e6755429-fbbf-11ee-967a-4ffbfe06208e

description:

Web page with the metadata for ther 2024 release

function:

information

Data Quality

Data Quality:

Scope:

DQ_Scope:

level:

dataset

Report:

Domain Consistency:

Result:

Conformance Result:

specification:

Citation:

Title:

COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services

Title:

http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2010/1089

Date:

CI_Date:

Date Type:

publication

date:

2010-12-08

explanation:

See referenced specification

Lineage:

LI_Lineage:

statement:

The presented data update release 2024 contains data generated between 1939 and 2024 and constitutes the second intermediate update benefiting from the global collaborative assessment and quality control of the Global Heat Flow Database running since May 2021 (http://assessment.ihfc-iugg.org). The data release comprises new original heat-flow data published since April 2023 (the update 2023).

Metadata

File Identifier:

69b7f7b8-2018-4923-bc50-19280a010e58

language:

eng

Resource type:

dataset

Metadata Contact:

Responsible Party:

Individual Name:

Lukas Janku

Organisation Name:

http://www.geology.cz/personal/l/lukas.janku

Organisation Name:

Czech Geological Survey

Contact Info:

CI_Contact:

Address:

e-mail:

[email protected]

role:

pointOfContact

Date Stamp:

2026-03-23

Metadata Standard Name:

ISO 19115/INSPIRE_TG2/CZ4

Metadata Standard Version:

2003/cor.1/2006