Sentences with phrase «store volumes of ice»

The ice sheets regulate sea levels, store volumes of ice whose melting would raise sea level by up to 61 metres.

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A major, previously unknown subglacial lake near the grounding line of Whillans Ice Stream is observed to drain 2.0 km3 of water over ~ 3 years, while elsewhere a similar volume of water is being stored subglacially.

Volume gives us an idea on how much freshwater is stored in Arctic sea ice — an important element in the global - Arctic hydrological cycle, i.e., the cycle of distillation due to freezing, and subsequent export, and melt.

In 2003, 62 percent of the Arctic's total ice volume was stored in multi-year ice, with 38 percent stored in first - year seasonal ice.

Calculations demonstrate that this project is worthy of consideration, whereby 446 deposition plants supported by 16 1200 - MW wind farms can remove 1 B tons (1012 kg) of CO2 annually (a 32 reduction of 0.5 ppmv), which can be stored in an equivalent «landfill» volume of 2 km x 2 km x 33 160 m (insulated to prevent dry ice sublimation).

A major, previously unknown subglacial lake near the grounding line of Whillans Ice Stream is observed to drain 2.0 km3 of water over ~ 3 years, while elsewhere a similar volume of water is being stored subglacially.