Numerical modelling of Arctic sea ice : review and preliminary results

According to Untersteiner (1975), the total amount of water in all earthly forms is estimated to be 138 x 10 km. Of this, 97.4 % is sea water; 0.0009 % is atmospheric water vapour; 0.5 % is ground water, mostly at great depths; 0.1 % is contained in rivers and lakes, and 2.0 % is frozen. Today, pere...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: van Ypersele de Strihou, Jean-Pascal
Other Authors: UCL - SC/PHYS - Département de physique
Format: Book Part
Language:English
Published: Springer 1983
Subjects:
Arctic
Sea ice
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2078.1/161658
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Summary:According to Untersteiner (1975), the total amount of water in all earthly forms is estimated to be 138 x 10 km. Of this, 97.4 % is sea water; 0.0009 % is atmospheric water vapour; 0.5 % is ground water, mostly at great depths; 0.1 % is contained in rivers and lakes, and 2.0 % is frozen. Today, perennial ice covers 11 % of the erath’s land surface and an average of 7 % of the world ocean.

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