this post was submitted on 06 Aug 2023
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How is the map data obtained?
Edit: Looked up the article. It seems they took known geological data and calculated the geo-antineutrino flux map based on measurements from detectors in Japan and Italy. Reactor antineutrinos are calculated from the international atomic energy agency data and assumptions on antineutrino rates.
In short, this is just a distance-from-nuclear reactors map