Glaciers of Greenland
Professional Paper
1386-C
By: Anker Weidick, Richard S. Williams Jr., and Jane G. Ferrigno
Edited by: Richard S. Williams Jr. and Jane G. Ferrigno
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- Larger Work: This publication is Chapter C of Satellite image atlas of glaciers of the world
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Abstract
Landsat imagery, combined with aerial photography, sketch maps, and diagrams, is used as the basis for a description of the geography, climatology, and glaciology, including mass balance, variation, and hazards, of the Greenland ice sheet and local ice caps and glaciers. The Greenland ice sheet, with an estimated area of 1,736,095+/-100 km2 and volume of 2,600,000 km3, is the second largest glacier on the planet and the largest relict of the Ice Age in the Northern Hemisphere. Greenland also has 48,599+/-100 km2 of local ice caps and other types of glaciers in coastal areas and islands beyond the margin of the ice sheet.
Study Area
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Glaciers of Greenland |
| Series title | Professional Paper |
| Series number | 1386 |
| Chapter | C |
| DOI | 10.3133/pp1386C |
| Edition | Version 1.0 |
| Year Published | 1995 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Contributing office(s) | Eastern Energy Resources Science Center |
| Description | Report: xii, 141 p.; 1 Plate: 27.86 x 49.14 inches |
| Larger Work Type | Report |
| Larger Work Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Larger Work Title | Satellite image atlas of glaciers of the World (Professional Paper 1386) |
| Country | Greenland |
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