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Warming Land
Warming Land is a peninsula in far northern Greenland. Administratively it is a part of the Northeast Greenland National Park. It was named after Danish botanist and ecologist Eugen Warming (1841 – 1924). Geography Warming Land is located between Nyeboe Land and Wulff Land. It is bounded by St George Fjord and the Steensby Glacier on its western side, and Hartz Sound —a branch of the Sherard Osborn Fjord, as well as the Ryder Glacier on the eastern. Midgårdsormen, an unglaciated section of the peninsula, is located at the southern end and to the south of it lies the Greenland Ice Sheet. Warming Land has two large firn caps in its central part, the Daniel Bruun Firn and the Rink Firn covering the highest parts of the peninsula.GoogleEarth See also *Firn __NOTOC__ Firn (; from Swiss German "last year's", cognate with ''before'') is partially compacted névé, a type of snow that has been left over from past seasons and has been recrystallized into a substance d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rink Firn
Rink may refer to: * Ice rink, a surface of ice used for ice skating ** Figure skating rink, an ice rink designed for figure skating ** Ice hockey rink, an ice rink designed for ice hockey ** Speed skating rink, an ice rink designed for speed skating * Curling rink, used to refer to both a curling team and the playing surface * Roller rink, a surface used for roller skating or roller hockey People * Arno Rink (1940–2017), a German painter * Hinrich Johannes Rink (1819 - 1893), Danish geologist. * Paul E. Rink (1916–2000), an American judge, lawyer, and politician * Signe Rink (1836–1909), a Greenland-born Danish writer and ethnologist Places *Rink Glacier (Sermerssuaq), W Greenland *Rink Glacier (Melville Bay) Rink Glacier ( da, Rink Gletscher), is a glacier in NW Greenland. Administratively it belongs to the Avannaata municipality. This glacier was named after Danish geologist and explorer of Greenland Hinrich Johannes Rink (1819 - 1893). Geography ..., NW Gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steensby Glacier
Steensby Glacier ( da, Steensby Gletscher) is a major glacier in northern Greenland. This glacier was first mapped in 1917 during Knud Rasmussen's 1916–1918 Second Thule Expedition to north Greenland and was named after Danish ethnologist Hans Peder Steensby. Geography The Steensby Glacier originates in the Greenland Ice Sheet. It is roughly north–south oriented and has its terminus between Nyeboe Land and Warming Land at the head of the Saint George Fjord. The fjord is free from ice in the summer, and the glacier forms a floating tongue within the fjord that has shrunk since it was measured in 1963.U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper, Volume 1386, Part 3, figure 37 BibliographyAnthony K. Higgins, ''North Greenland Glacier Velocities and Calf Ice Production''h1> See also *List of glaciers in Greenland This is a list of glaciers in Greenland. Details on the size and flow of some of the major Greenlandic glaciers are listed by Eric Rignot and Pannir Kanagaratnam (20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Operational Navigation Chart A-5, 3rd Edition
An operational definition specifies concrete, replicable procedures designed to represent a construct. In the words of American psychologist S.S. Stevens (1935), "An operation is the performance which we execute in order to make known a concept." For example, an operational definition of "fear" (the construct) often includes measurable physiologic responses that occur in response to a perceived threat. Thus, "fear" might be operationally defined as specified changes in heart rate, galvanic skin response, pupil dilation, and blood pressure. Overview An operational definition is designed to model or represent a concept or theoretical definition, also known as a construct. Scientists should describe the operations (procedures, actions, or processes) that define the concept with enough specificity such that other investigators can replicate their research. Operational definitions are also used to define system states in terms of a specific, publicly accessible process of preparation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
GoogleEarth
Google Earth is a computer program that renders a 3D representation of Earth based primarily on satellite imagery. The program maps the Earth by superimposing satellite images, aerial photography, and GIS data onto a 3D globe, allowing users to see cities and landscapes from various angles. Users can explore the globe by entering addresses and coordinates, or by using a keyboard or mouse. The program can also be downloaded on a smartphone or tablet, using a touch screen or stylus to navigate. Users may use the program to add their own data using Keyhole Markup Language and upload them through various sources, such as forums or blogs. Google Earth is able to show various kinds of images overlaid on the surface of the earth and is also a Web Map Service client. In 2019, Google has revealed that Google Earth now covers more than 97 percent of the world, and has captured 10 million miles of Street View imagery. In addition to Earth navigation, Google Earth provides a series of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Bruun Firn
Daniel is a masculine given name and a surname of Hebrew origin. It means "God is my judge"Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 68. (cf. Gabriel—"God is my strength"), and derives from two early biblical figures, primary among them Daniel from the Book of Daniel. It is a common given name for males, and is also used as a surname. It is also the basis for various derived given names and surnames. Background The name evolved into over 100 different spellings in countries around the world. Nicknames (Dan, Danny) are common in both English and Hebrew; "Dan" may also be a complete given name rather than a nickname. The name "Daniil" (Даниил) is common in Russia. Feminine versions (Danielle, Danièle, Daniela, Daniella, Dani, Danitza) are prevalent as well. It has been particularly well-used in Ireland. The Dutch names "Daan" and "Daniël" are also variations of Daniel. A related surname develo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Firn
__NOTOC__ Firn (; from Swiss German "last year's", cognate with ''before'') is partially compacted névé, a type of snow that has been left over from past seasons and has been recrystallized into a substance denser than névé. It is ice that is at an intermediate stage between snow and glacial ice. Firn has the appearance of wet sugar, but has a hardness that makes it extremely resistant to shovelling. Its density generally ranges from 0.35 g/cm3 to 0.9 g/cm3, and it can often be found underneath the snow that accumulates at the head of a glacier. Snowflakes are compressed under the weight of the overlying snowpack. Individual crystals near the melting point are semiliquid and slick, allowing them to glide along other crystal planes and to fill in the spaces between them, increasing the ice's density. Where the crystals touch they bond together, squeezing the air between them to the surface or into bubbles. In the summer months, the crystal metamorphosis can occur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greenland Ice Sheet
The Greenland ice sheet ( da, Grønlands indlandsis, kl, Sermersuaq) is a vast body of ice covering , roughly near 80% of the surface of Greenland. It is sometimes referred to as an ice cap, or under the term ''inland ice'', or its Danish equivalent, ''indlandsis''. An acronym, GIS, is frequently used in the scientific literature. It is the second largest ice body in the world, after the Antarctic ice sheet. The ice sheet is almost long in a north–south direction, and its greatest width is at a latitude of 77°N, near its northern margin. The average thickness is about and over at its thickest point. In addition to the large ice sheet, smaller ice caps (such as Maniitsoq and Flade Isblink) as well as glaciers, cover between around the periphery. The Greenland ice sheet is adversely affected by climate change. It is more vulnerable to climate change than the Antarctic ice sheet because of its position in the Arctic, where it is subject to the regional amplification o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unglaciated
A glacier (; ) is a persistent body of dense ice that is constantly moving under its own weight. A glacier forms where the accumulation of snow exceeds its ablation over many years, often centuries. It acquires distinguishing features, such as crevasses and seracs, as it slowly flows and deforms under stresses induced by its weight. As it moves, it abrades rock and debris from its substrate to create landforms such as cirques, moraines, or fjords. Although a glacier may flow into a body of water, it forms only on land and is distinct from the much thinner sea ice and lake ice that form on the surface of bodies of water. On Earth, 99% of glacial ice is contained within vast ice sheets (also known as "continental glaciers") in the polar regions, but glaciers may be found in mountain ranges on every continent other than the Australian mainland, including Oceania's high-latitude oceanic island countries such as New Zealand. Between latitudes 35°N and 35°S, glaciers occur only in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryder Glacier (Greenland)
Ryder Glacier ( da, Ryder Gletscher), is one of the major glaciers in northern Greenland. This glacier was first mapped by Lauge Koch in 1917 during Knud Rasmussen's 1916-1918 Second Thule Expedition to north Greenland and was named after Danish Arctic explorer Carl Ryder. Geography The Ryder Glacier originates in the Greenland Ice Cap. It is roughly north–south oriented and has its terminus at the head of the Sherard Osborn Fjord between Permin Land and Warming Land. It is 30 km long and is a floating tongue within the fjord. BibliographyAnthony K. Higgins, ''North Greenland Glacier Velocities and Calf Ice Production''h1> See also *List of glaciers in Greenland This is a list of glaciers in Greenland. Details on the size and flow of some of the major Greenlandic glaciers are listed by Eric Rignot and Pannir Kanagaratnam (2006) Ice sheets and caps *Greenland Ice Sheet * Christian Erichsen Ice Cap *Flad ... References External linksA Mini-Surge on the Ryder Glacier ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sherard Osborn Fjord
Sherard Osborn Fjord is a fjord in northern Greenland. To the NNW, the fjord opens into the Lincoln Sea. Administratively it is part of the Northeast Greenland National Park. This fjord was named after Royal Navy admiral and Arctic explorer Sherard Osborn (1822 – 1875). Geography It is a fjord with a wide mouth that opens to the NNW between Dragon Point at the northern end of Hendrik Island, and Cape May, at the northwestern end of Wulff Land. Hendrik Island forms the western shore of the fjord north of the Hartz Sound and smaller high Castle Island lies in Saint Andrew Bay off the northeastern shore of Hendrik Island. Sherard Osborn Fjord forms Wulff Land's western coastline and Hendrik Island forms part of the northern half of the facing shore, while the shore south of the Hartz Sound that separates the island from the mainland is part of Warming Land on one side and Permin Land on the other. The Hartz Sound connects the area of the head of the fjord with neighboring ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wulff Land
Wulff Land ( da, Wulffs Land) is a peninsula in far northwestern Greenland. Administratively it is a part of the Northeast Greenland National Park. History Wulff Land was named after Swedish botanist and Arctic explorer Thorild Wulff (1867–1917), who went with Knud Rasmussen on the Second Thule Expedition and died from fatigue near Cape Agassiz in southern Peabody Bay.Mark Nuttall, ''Encyclopedia of the Arctic'', p. 1744 The Wulff Land peninsula is a barren and inhospitable place. Unlike Peary Land to the NE, no remains of human habitation have been found. Geography Wulff Land is located to the northeast of Warming Land and east of Hendrik Island across the Sherard Osborn Fjord. Nares Land lies to the east, across the Victoria Fjord and Stephenson Island to the northeast. Cape May in the Lincoln Sea is its northernmost headland. To the south the peninsula is attached to the mainland and its ice cap. Wulff Land is a largely unglaciated and mountainous peninsula with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St George Fjord
Saint George Fjord is a fjord in northern Greenland. To the north, the fjord opens into the Lincoln Sea. Administratively it is part of the Northeast Greenland National Park. Geography It is a fairly large fjord that opens to the NNW between Cape Bryant and Dragon Point, at the northern end of Hendrik Island becoming broader towards its head. Saint George Fjord forms Nyeboe Land's eastern coastline and Hendrik Island forms part of the northern half of the facing shore, while the shore south of the Hartz Sound that separates the island from the mainland is part of Warming Land. The Hartz Sound connects the mid fjord area with neighboring Sherard Osborn Fjord to the east.GoogleEarth The western shore is fringed by cliffs as far as Cape Fulford, km from the mouth. The Steensby Glacier at the fjord's head discharges ice from the Greenland Ice Cap The Greenland ice sheet ( da, Grønlands indlandsis, kl, Sermersuaq) is a vast body of ice covering , roughly near 80% of the surfac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
