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Terrestrial Heat Flow in Japan

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SINCE 1957 a survey of terrestrial heat flow has been conducted in Japan by this Institute1,2. As a result of this, heat-flow values have so far been determined at 39 localities in the Japanese Islands. In addition to these, 12 sea measurements have been made in the sea around Japan under a co-operative programme with the Japan Meteorological Agency on board the R.V. Ryofu Maru3. The results (Fig. 1) seem to indicate a definite pattern of heat-flow distribution in the area.

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    KI-ITI HÔRAI & SEIYA UYEDA

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HÔRAI, KI., UYEDA, S. Terrestrial Heat Flow in Japan. Nature 199, 364–365 (1963). https://doi.org/10.1038/199364a0

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