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IAGA / IASPEI Joint Scientific Meeting 2025, Lisbon, Portugal, 31 August - 05 September 2025, pp.1, (Summary Text)
Accurate and well-documented heat-flow data is essential for exploring geothermal resources as well as for understanding geodynamic
processes. The Asian continent, as the largest on our planet, offers complex tectonic settings, presenting both challenges and opportunities
for heat-flow studies. In this study, we present, for the first time, a new quality-controlled and extended dataset of continental heat
flow data from Asia. This subset of the Global Heat Flow Database (GHFDB) follows the metadata and quality evaluation standards
proposed by the International Heat Flow Commission (IHFC). The new Asian heat flow database includes approximately 13,200 data
points reported between 1947 and 2025 and collected from 360 research papers, reports, and books. Quality control is conducted
through a multi-dimensional approach, assessing numerical uncertainty, methodological reliability, and environmental site perturbations.
The application of this approach is based on the detailed assessment of the original literature by a large multi-national collaborative
network of geoscientists. By addressing these aspects, we aim to establish a robust dataset that enhances our understanding
of the thermal structure and geothermal resource potential of the Asian continent