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sheet: a standalone construct

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sheet1 CONSTRUCTIce sheetGLACIOLOGY · CONTINENTAL ICE

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Glaciology

A continent-scale mass of flowing ice

In glaciology an ice sheet is a continent-scale dome of glacial ice, grounded on land and flowing outward under its own weight, as in Antarctica and Greenland, where it stores most of the planet's fresh water and governs sea level. Cuffey and Paterson's The physics of glaciers develops the flow, mass balance, and dynamics that decide how such a sheet grows, thins, and discharges to the sea. The referent is a massive flowing ice body measured by area, thickness, and mass balance, unrelated to a sail's control line or a company's accounts beyond the word 'sheet'.[1]

Unit
A grounded ice mass, described by area, thickness, and mass balance
Recovery means
Not applicable
Measured by
Characterised by surface area and ice thickness, surface mass balance, flow velocity, and net contribution to sea level

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References

  1. Cuffey, K. M., & Paterson, W. S. B. (2010). The physics of glaciers (4th ed.). Butterworth-Heinemann. ISBN 9780123694614

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