Geothermobarometry · Interactive Reference

Pressure & Temperature Gradients with Depth

Lithostatic pressures and geothermal gradients for key geological settings
References: Cas & Simmons (2018) — pressure gradients · Spear (1993) & Hoinkes et al. (2005) — geothermal gradients
Pressure Series — Toggle Visibility
Max depth 50 km
Temperature Series — Toggle Visibility
Max depth 40 km
Hover over either chart to read values at depth.
Pressure vs. Depth kbar · Cas & Simmons (2018)
Temperature vs. Depth °C · Spear (1993) & Hoinkes et al. (2005)