Abstract
Information on the heat flow of Siberia is summarized and methods of geothermal measurements are briefly described. Based on the heat flow data (more than 1100 determinations) a map of the heat flow (in isolines) has been compiled. Proposed are the description of the heat flow distribution and the interpretation of its features for Siberia as a whole and for its individual regions. The mean heat flow level for Siberia is 50 mW m−2. Low heat flow, less than 50 mW m−2, is typical for the central part of Siberia with Precambrian and Caledonian crust. The regions of younger crust characterize heat flow values exceeding the mean level, sometimes increasing up to 70–100mW m−2. The heat flow variations in Siberia are determined primarily by the history of its geological development (age of crust, nature and intensity of the manifestation of orogenic activity and rifting), by the structure and material composition of the crust, by processes of heat transfer during migration of fluids and also by variations in climate in the Neogene-Quarternary period.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Preview
Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.
Similar content being viewed by others
References
Balobaev VT (1983) Teplovoy potok i temperatura nedr osnovnykh geostructur kriolitozony SSSR. In: Pavlov AV (ed) Teplofizicheskie issledovaniya kriolitozony Sibiri. Nauka, Novosibirsk, pp 74–88 (in Russian).
Chapman DS, Furlong K (1977) Continental heat flow — age relationship. EOS Trans Am Geophys Union 58:1240.
Chapman DS, Pollack HN (1980) Global heat flow: spherical harmonic representation. EOS Trans Am Geophys Union 61:333.
Dorofeeva RP (1982) Thermophysical properties of the basic varieties of rocks in the basic Irkutsk amphitheatre. Sov Geol Geophys (Geol Geofizika) 23(N4):103–105.
Duchkov AD, Sokolova LS (1974) Geoteramicheskie issledova — niya v Sibiri. Nauka, Novosibirsk, 280 pp (in Russian).
Duchkov AD, Sokolova LS (1985) Temperatura litocfery Sibiri po geotermicheskim dannym. Geol Geofizika N 12:60–71 (in Russian).
Duchkov AD, Kazantsev SA, Velinskiy VV (1979) Teplovoy potok ozera Baykal. Geol Geofizika, N 9:137–141 (in Russian).
Duchkov AD, Balobaev VT, Lysak SV, Sokolova LS, Devyatkin VN, Volod’ko BV, Levchenko AN (1982) The heat flow of Siberia. Sov Geol Geophys (Geol Geofizika) 23(N 1):34–42.
Duchkov AD, Lysak SV, Balobaev VT, et al. (1987) Teplovoe pole hedr Sibiri. Nauka, Novosibirsk, 196 pp (in Russian).
Galson DA, Wilson NP, Schärli U, Rybach L (1987) A comparison of the divided-bar and QTM methods of measuring thermal conductivity. Geothermics 66(N3):215–226.
Golubev VA (1982) Geothermiya Baykala. Nauka, Novosibirsk, 150 pp (in Russian).
Kalinin AN, Sokolova LS, Duchkov AD, Cherepanov VY (1983) Investigation of a thermal comparator for measuring the thermal conductivity of rocks. Sov Geol Geophys (Geol Geofizika) 24(N 3): 109–114.
Katalog dannykh po teplovomu potoku Sibiri (1985) IGiG SO AN SSSR, Novosibirsk, 82 pp (in Russian).
Khutorskoy MD (1982) Novye dannye o teplovom potoke v MNR. Dokl AN SSSR 262(N 2):434–437 (in Russian).
Krylov SV, Mandel’baum MM, Mishen’kin BP, Mishen’kina ZR, Petrik GV, Seleznev VP (1981) Nedra Baykala (poseysmicheskim dannym). Nauka, Novosibirsk, 105 pp (in Russian).
Lysak SV (1984) Terrestrial heat flow in the south of East Siberia. Tectonophysics 103(N 1-4):205–215.
Lysak SV, Zorin YA (1976) Geotermicheskoe pole Baykal’skoy riftovoy zony. Nauka, Moskva, 92 pp (in Russian).
Mel’nikov PI, Balobaev VT, Kutasov IM, Devyatkin VN (1975) In: Ádám A (ed) Geoelectric and geothermal studies (east-central Europe, Soviet Asia). Akademiai Kiads, Budapest, pp 473-480.
Rogozhina VA, Kozhevnikov VM (1979) Oblast’ anomal’noy mantii pod Baykal’skim riftom. Nauka, Novosibirsk, 104 pp (in Russian).
Smirnov YB (1980) Teplovoe pole territorii SSSR: Poyasnitel’naya zapiska k kartam teplovogo potoka i glubinnykh temperatur v masshtabe 1:10000000. GUGK, Moskva, 150 pp (in Russian).
Surkov VS, Zhero OG (1981) Fundament i razvitie platformennogo chekhla Zapadno-Sibirskoy plity. Nedra, Moskva, 143 pp (in Russian).
Tektonicheskaya karta Severnoy Evrasii masshtaba 1:5000000, (1980) GUGK, Moskva (in Russian).
Zorin YA, Lepina SV (1985) Geothermal aspects of development of asthenospheric upwelling beneath continental rift zones. J Geodyn 3:1–22.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 1991 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Duchkov, A.D. (1991). Review of Siberian Heat Flow Data. In: Čermák, V., Rybach, L. (eds) Terrestrial Heat Flow and the Lithosphere Structure. Exploration of the Deep Continental Crust. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-75582-8_21
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-75582-8_21
Publisher Name: Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg
Print ISBN: 978-3-642-75584-2
Online ISBN: 978-3-642-75582-8
eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive