[EARTH 10] - Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam (80 pages long!)
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Tilt of the earth results in unequal sunlight distribution. Land: continental effect: water has a higher heat capacity than land. <50 mm: 2 m per year. Despite the thick ice, it is a desert: annual precipitation of only 200 mm (8 in) per year. Colossal blizzards: wind picks snow up from the ground. ~99% surface is covered in ice or snow. Island continent: ocean surrounding continent keeps it insulated. All waste (including human) is removed from remote parts of antarctica. Ice sheets & ice shelves: west antarctica ice sheet. East antarctica ice sheet o: ronne ice shelf, ross ice shelf, amery ice shelf. High frequency radio signal transmitted into the ice. Computer measures time for pulse to travel to and from target. Add ice: mark height of water. Wait for ice to melt: mark height of water. East antarctica: 60 m sea-level equivalent, 3 km thick, steep profile o. Terrestrial ice sheet: divergent ice flow o.
