Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
sea ice
|
| gptkbp:affects |
global ocean circulation
Arctic climate |
| gptkbp:age |
over 100,000 years
|
| gptkbp:annualMassLoss |
hundreds of gigatons
|
| gptkbp:area |
1,710,000 square kilometers
|
| gptkbp:composedOf |
compressed snow and ice
|
| gptkbp:contains |
freshwater
ancient air bubbles ice cores paleoclimate records subglacial lakes subglacial mountains bedrock below sea level |
| gptkbp:covers |
about 80% of Greenland's surface
|
| gptkbp:feedSystem |
outlet glaciers
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Greenland ice sheet
|
| gptkbp:largestCity |
Northern Hemisphere ice sheet
|
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Greenland
|
| gptkbp:losesMass |
through melting and calving
|
| gptkbp:melting |
contributes to sea level rise
|
| gptkbp:meltingRate |
increasing in 21st century
|
| gptkbp:monitors |
gptkb:Greenland_Ice_Sheet_Monitoring_Network
gptkb:NASA gptkb:ESA |
| gptkbp:potentialSeaLevelRise |
over 7 meters if fully melted
|
| gptkbp:secondLargest |
ice sheet in the world
|
| gptkbp:studiedBy |
climatologists
|
| gptkbp:subjectOf |
gptkb:IPCC_reports
climate modeling oceanographic research climate change research geophysical research satellite observations glaciological research ground-based measurements ice dynamics studies ice-penetrating radar studies meltwater runoff studies remote sensing studies sea level projections surface mass balance studies |
| gptkbp:surface |
crevasses
glaciers moulins ice streams |
| gptkbp:thickness |
up to 3,000 meters
|
| gptkbp:visitedBy |
scientific expeditions
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Northeast_Greenland_National_Park
gptkb:Greenland_(historically) gptkb:Upernavik_Fjord |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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