Potential climatic effects on the Greenland ice sheet

The Greenland Ice Sheet covers an area of 1,720,000 sq. km and contains approximately 2,600,000 cu km of ice. Most of the ice sheet receives an excess of snow accumulation over the amount of ice lost to wind, meltwater run-off or other ablative processes. The majority of mass loss occurs at the marg...

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Main Author: Bindschadler, R. A.
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Language:unknown
Published: 1984
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Arctic
Greenland
Ice Sheet
Iceberg*
North Atlantic
Online Access:http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=19850017733
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spelling ftnasantrs:oai:casi.ntrs.nasa.gov:19850017733 2023-05-15T15:02:58+02:00 Potential climatic effects on the Greenland ice sheet Bindschadler, R. A. Unclassified, Unlimited, Publicly available Dec 1, 1984 http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=19850017733 unknown http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=19850017733 Accession ID: 85N26044 No Copyright CASI 47 NASA. Goddard Inst. for Space Studies North Atlantic Deep Water Formation; p 50 1984 ftnasantrs 2012-02-15T16:07:17Z The Greenland Ice Sheet covers an area of 1,720,000 sq. km and contains approximately 2,600,000 cu km of ice. Most of the ice sheet receives an excess of snow accumulation over the amount of ice lost to wind, meltwater run-off or other ablative processes. The majority of mass loss occurs at the margin of the ice sheet as either surface melt, which flows into the sea or calving of icebergs from the tongues of outlet glaciers. Many estimates of these processes were published. An average of five published estimates is summarized. If these estimates are correct, then the Greenland Ice Sheet is in approximate equilibrium and contributes 490 cu km/a of fresh water to the North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans. Climate effects, ice sheet flow, and application of remote sensing to tracking of the ice sheet are discussed. Other/Unknown Material Arctic Greenland Ice Sheet Iceberg* North Atlantic NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) Arctic Greenland
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Potential climatic effects on the Greenland ice sheet
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description The Greenland Ice Sheet covers an area of 1,720,000 sq. km and contains approximately 2,600,000 cu km of ice. Most of the ice sheet receives an excess of snow accumulation over the amount of ice lost to wind, meltwater run-off or other ablative processes. The majority of mass loss occurs at the margin of the ice sheet as either surface melt, which flows into the sea or calving of icebergs from the tongues of outlet glaciers. Many estimates of these processes were published. An average of five published estimates is summarized. If these estimates are correct, then the Greenland Ice Sheet is in approximate equilibrium and contributes 490 cu km/a of fresh water to the North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans. Climate effects, ice sheet flow, and application of remote sensing to tracking of the ice sheet are discussed.
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author Bindschadler, R. A.
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title Potential climatic effects on the Greenland ice sheet
title_short Potential climatic effects on the Greenland ice sheet
title_full Potential climatic effects on the Greenland ice sheet
title_fullStr Potential climatic effects on the Greenland ice sheet
title_full_unstemmed Potential climatic effects on the Greenland ice sheet
title_sort potential climatic effects on the greenland ice sheet
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Greenland
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Greenland
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Greenland
Ice Sheet
Iceberg*
North Atlantic
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Greenland
Ice Sheet
Iceberg*
North Atlantic
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