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

• Main Author: BADER,HENRI
• Other Authors: COLD REGIONS RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING LAB HANOVER N H
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1961
• Subjects: *GLACIERS; *ICE; CREEP; MELTING; SNOW; TEMPERATURE; THICKNESS; Greenland; Ice Sheet
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0276610; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0276610

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)