The Greenland ice sheet /
by Henri Bader

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Main Author
Bader, Henri, 1907-
Related Names
Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (U.S.)
Language(s)
English
Published
[Hanover, N.H.] : U.S. Army Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory, Corps of Engineers, 1961
Subjects
Ice.
Ice > Greenland
Summary
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)
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"Sept 1961."
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iv, 18 pages : illustrations, maps ; 27 cm
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