THE GREENLAND ICE SHEET. PART I: ENVIRONMENT, SECTION B: REGIONAL

Abstract

The mean elevation of the bed of the ice sheet is 620 m (2060 ft), and almost 1/3 of its area lies below sea level. The mean thickness of the ice sheet (equal to the difference between the mean elevations of surface and bed) is 1515 m (4970 ft). The ice volume is 2,600,000 cu km = 620,000 cu mi. The water equivalent is 2,350,000 cu km (560,000 cu mi). If distributed over the world's oceans, it would raise the sea level by 6.5 m (21 ft). The maximum thickness of the ice sheet is about 3000 m (10,000 ft). (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1961
Accession Number
AD0276610

Entities

People

  • Henri Bader

Organizations

  • Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Altitude
  • Elevation
  • Environment
  • Glaciers
  • Greenland
  • Ice
  • Landforms
  • Sea Level
  • Thickness
  • Water

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Hydraulic Engineering.
  • Polar and Arctic Studies