Glacier-hydrological conditions on the Inland Ice north-east of Jakobshavn/Ilulissat, West Greenland

Authors

  • H.H Thomsen
  • L Thorning
  • R.J Braithwaite

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.34194/rapggu.v138.8020

Abstract

The Greenland ice sheet, the Inland Ice, covers about 1.7 million km2 whichi is about 79% of Greenlands total area. The Inland Ice plays an important hydrological role, global as well as local. About 7% of the world's fresh water is stored here and the largest rivers in Greenland originale from the ice sheet.

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Published

1988-12-31

Issue

Vol. 138 (1988): Glacier-hydrological conditions on the Inland Ice north-east of Jakobshavn/Ilulissat, West Greenland

Section

Monograph

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This article is distributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence, permitting free redistribution and reproduction for any purpose, even commercial, provided proper citation of the original work. Author(s) retain copyright over the article contents.

How to Cite

Glacier-hydrological conditions on the Inland Ice north-east of Jakobshavn/Ilulissat, West Greenland. (1988). Rapport Grønlands Geologiske Undersøgelse, 138, 1-2. https://doi.org/10.34194/rapggu.v138.8020