31 lines
1.1 KiB
Forth
31 lines
1.1 KiB
Forth
This is a small thing to calculate the potential impact of ice cap melt
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on the global sea level.
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:ice:ANTARTIC .26.54 .1000000 f:* ; (from_the_bedrock2_survey
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:ice:GREENLAND .2900000 ; (from_web.viu.ca/earle/geol305
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:ice:total ice:ANTARTIC ice:GREENLAND f:+ ;
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:ice:rise<mm> ice:total .361 f:/ ;
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:ice:rise<m> ice:rise<mm> .1000 f:/ ;
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:ice:rise<m,adj> ice:rise<m> .0.91 f:* ;
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ice:total 'Total_volume_(km^3):_ s:put f:put nl
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ice:rise<mm> 'Rise_(mm):___________ s:put f:put nl
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ice:rise<m> 'Rise_(m):____________ s:put f:put nl nl
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ice:rise<m,adj> 'Rise_(m,_adjusted_for_density):_ s:put f:put nl
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~~~
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Output:
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Total volume (km^3): 29440000.000000
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Rise (mm): 81551.246537
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Rise (m): 81.551247
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Rise (m, adjusted for density): 74.211634
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Sources:
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- bedrock2 survey: https://www.the-cryosphere.net/7/375/2013/tc-7-375-2013.pdf
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- greenland ice: https://web.viu.ca/earle/geol305/The%20Greenland%20Ice%20Sheet.pdf
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- sea level rise: https://www.realworldvisuals.com/blog-1/could-rocks-cause-sea-levels-to-rise
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