NCEI Geothermal Database

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Geothermics is the study of heat generated in Earth's interior and its manifestation at the surface. The NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information has a variety of publications and data sets which provide information on the location, magnitude, and potential uses of geothermal resources. The publication, "Thermal Springs List for the United States" (1981) is a compilation of 1,700 thermal springs locations in 23 states. The list gives the geographic locations of thermal springs by state, and is sorted by degrees of latitude and longitude within the state. It contains the name of each spring (where available), maximum surface temperature (in both degrees Fahrenheit and degrees Celsius), name of corresponding USGS 1:2,500,000-scale (AMS) map, largest scale USGS topographic map coverage available (either 7.5 or 15-min. quadrangle), and cross-references. Thermal springs listed include natural surface hydrothermal features (springs, pools, mud pots, mud volcanoes, geysers, fumaroles, and steam vents) at temperatures of 20 degrees Celsius (68 degrees Fahrenheit) or higher. They do not include wells or mines, except at sites where they supplement or replace natural vents that have been active recently or at sites where orifices are indistinguishable as natural or artificial. The thermal springs data from this publication are also available on-line."Geothermal Gradient Map of the United States" (1982) shows 1,700 wells, with accompanying heat flow and conductivity data. This map was produced in cooperation with Los Alamos National Laboratory. Thermal aspect data (1991) from the Decade of North American Geology project, are available on diskette. These data were compiled by Dr. David Blackwell of Southern Methodist University. Global heat flow data (1993) were compiled by Dr. Henry Pollack of the University of Michigan. Data were collected through the World Heat Flow Committee of the International Council of Scientific Unions. These are available on-line.
  • Cite as: DOE Los Alamos National Laboratory. 1981: NCEI Geothermal Database. First. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Accessed [date].
  • NCEI Metadata ID: gov.noaa.ngdc.mgg.hazards:G01139
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Time Period 1978-01-01 to 1985-01-01
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates
West:-180
East:-65
South:15
North:75
Spatial Coverage Map
General Documentation
Associated Resources
  • Thermal Springs of the United States and other countries of the world--a summary
  • Assessment of geothermal resources of the United States - 1978
Publication Dates
  • publication: 1981-01-01
Edition First
Data Presentation Form mapDigital
Digital table - digital representation of facts or figures systematically displayed, especially in columns
Dataset Progress Status Complete - production of the data has been completed
Historical archive - data has been stored in an offline storage facility
Data Update Frequency Not planned
Purpose Historical Records and Basis for Future Studies
Dataset Citation
  • Cite as: DOE Los Alamos National Laboratory. 1981: NCEI Geothermal Database. First. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Accessed [date].
Cited Authors
  • DOE Los Alamos National Laboratory
Publishers
  • NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
Acknowledgments
  • George Berry, Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES). University of Colorado/NOAA, Boulder, Colorado
  • Paul J. Grim and Joy A. lkelman, National Geophysical and Solar-Terrestrial Data Center, NOAA, Boulder, Colorado
Theme keywords Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
  • Earth Science > Hydrosphere > Ground Water > Springs
  • Earth Science > Solid Earth > Geothermal > Geothermal Temperature
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Service Keywords
  • DATA ANALYSIS AND VISUALIZATION > GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS > WEB-BASED GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS
  • DATA MANAGEMENT/DATA HANDLING > DATA SEARCH AND RETRIEVAL
  • DATA ANALYSIS AND VISUALIZATION > VISUALIZATION/IMAGE PROCESSING
Data Center keywords Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords
  • DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
  • DOE/LANL > Los Alamos National Laboratory, Department of Energy
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords
  • DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
  • DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NGDC > National Geophysical Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
Place keywords Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
  • North and Central America > United States
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords
  • Continent > North America > United States Of America
Project keywords Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Project Keywords
  • ICSU-WDS > International Council for Science - World Data System
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  • Distribution liability: NOAA and NCEI make no warranty, expressed or implied, regarding these data, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. NOAA and NCEI cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in these data. If appropriate, NCEI can only certify that the data it distributes are an authentic copy of the records that were accepted for inclusion in the NCEI archives.
Other Constraints Cite as: DOE Los Alamos National Laboratory. 1981: NCEI Geothermal Database. First. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Accessed [date].
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