Geothermal gradients in the conterminous United States.
Journal of Geophysical Research
By: M. Nathenson and M. Guffanti
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Abstract
Geothermal gradients from published temperature/depth measurements in drill holes generally deeper than 600 m are used to construct a temperature gradient map of the conterminuous United States. The broadly contoured map displays 284 temperature gradients that are applicable to a depth of 2 km. In terms of the number of contoured areas and the fraction of data points having a value not within a contour interval (outliers), the temperature gradient data and associated deep heat flow data have similar measures of contourability. Areally, most of the United States is contoured from 15o to 35oC/km. The E USA is generally cooler (average 25oC/km) than the W USA (average 34oC/km), in accordance with broad heat flow trends. -from Authors
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Geothermal gradients in the conterminous United States. |
| Series title | Journal of Geophysical Research |
| Volume | 93 |
| Issue | B6 |
| Year Published | 1988 |
| Language | English |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | Journal of Geophysical Research |
| First page | 6437 |
| Last page | 6450 |
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