2f98f2ff-2ee8-37b7-e063-0937940a4ed0 eng utf8 dataset British Geological Survey +44 131 667 1000 The Lyell Centre, Research Avenue South EDINBURGH LOTHIAN EH14 4AP United Kingdom enquiries@bgs.ac.uk pointOfContact 2026-09-01 UK GEMINI 2.3 http://data.bgs.ac.uk/id/dataHolding/13608369 OSGB 1936 / British National Grid (EPSG::27700) Legacy BGS geothermal models: temperature map of the UK at 100 m depth 2009 publication http://data.bgs.ac.uk/id/dataHolding/13608369 This vector contour dataset represents the calculated, estimated temperature distribution at 100 m depth. Method described in Busby, J., Lewis, M., Reeves, H. and Lawley, R., 2009, August. Initial geological considerations before installing ground source heat pump systems. Geological Society of London. Enquiries British Geological Survey 0115 936 3142 0115 936 3276 The Lyell Centre, Research Avenue South EDINBURGH LOTHIAN EH14 4AP United Kingdom enquiries@bgs.ac.uk distributor Enquiries British Geological Survey 0115 936 3142 0115 936 3276 The Lyell Centre, Research Avenue South EDINBURGH LOTHIAN EH14 4AP United Kingdom enquiries@bgs.ac.uk pointOfContact notPlanned https://resources.bgs.ac.uk/images/geonetworkThumbs/2f98f2ff-2ee8-37b7-e063-0937940a4ed0.png Geology GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 2008-06-01 publication Geothermal energy Geothermal heat flow Shallow depth Aquifers Temperature BGS Thesaurus of Geosciences 2022 revision UK Location (INSPIRE) EGDI dataCentre NERC_DDC otherRestrictions no limitations The dataset is made freely available for access, e.g. via the Internet. Either no third party data / information is contained in the dataset or BGS has secured written permission from the owner(s) of any third party data / information contained in the dataset to make the dataset freely accessible. otherRestrictions The copyright of materials derived from the British Geological Survey's work is vested in the Natural Environment Research Council [NERC]. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the prior permission of the copyright holder, via the BGS Intellectual Property Rights Manager. Use by customers of information provided by the BGS, is at the customer's own risk. In view of the disparate sources of information at BGS's disposal, including such material donated to BGS, that BGS accepts in good faith as being accurate, the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) gives no warranty, expressed or implied, as to the quality or accuracy of the information supplied, or to the information's suitability for any use. NERC/BGS accepts no liability whatever in respect of loss, damage, injury or other occurence however caused. Available under the Open Government Licence subject to the following acknowledgement accompanying the reproduced NERC materials "Contains NERC materials ©NERC [year]" The dataset is made available to external clients under BGS Digital Data Licence terms and conditions. Revert to the IPR Section (iprdigital@bgs.ac.uk) if further advice is required with regard to permitted usage. vector eng geoscientificInformation -6.8194 2.4342 49.9010 58.8116 ISO 3166_1 alpha-3 2009 revision ENG British Geological Survey Gazetteer: Geographical hierarchy from Geosaurus 1979 creation ENGLAND [id=150000] 1978 2009 Enquiries British Geological Survey 0115 936 3142 0115 936 3276 The Lyell Centre, Research Avenue South EDINBURGH LOTHIAN EH14 4AP United Kingdom enquiries@bgs.ac.uk distributor https://ukgtp.bgs.ac.uk WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link UK Geothermal Platform Web Map An interactive Web map for exploring geothermal energy potential, assessing constraints, and making informed exploration decisions. information https://ukgeothermalplatform.org WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link UK Geothermal Platform An online platform for exploring geothermal energy potential, assessing constraints, and making informed exploration decisions. information dataset INSPIRE Implementing rules laying down technical arrangements for the interoperability and harmonisation of Geology 2011 See the referenced specification false 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 2010-12-08 See http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2010:323:0011:0102:EN:PDF false The temperature at 100 m was calculated based on Fourier's law of conduction, using the thermal conductivity of the bedrock geology and the heat flow distribution (Downing & Gray 1986; Lee et al. 1987; Rollin 1995; Barker et al. 2000). The calculated geothermal gradient (average of 26 °C/km) was added to the estimate of the mean annual air temperature, determined from long-term meteorological data, to generate the estimate of temperature at 100 m depth.