Table 3 Comparison of simulated ground ice in the circum-Arctic and Canadian region for different physiographical subsections. Averaged values in each area are shown with the standard deviation in the parentheses
ICE | Area (10^6 km^2) | Circumpolar | Canada | Canada | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Integrated | Ï„: 4 | Ï„: 20 | Ï„: 100 | Ï„: 500 | Integrated | Ï„: 4 | Ï„: 20 | Ï„: 100 | Ï„: 500 | Wedge Ice | Segregated ice | Relict ice | ||
Amount [m^2 m^-3] | Amount [m^2 m^-3] | [0: none, 1: negligible 2: low, 3: med, 4: high] | ||||||||||||
Thick (High) | 2.0 | 6.3 (5.1) | 19.7 (12.4) | 19.7 (12.4) | 19.7 (12.4) | 19.7 (12.4) | 6.4 (4.2) | 23.0 (9.1) | 23.0 (9.1) | 23.0 (9.1) | 23.0 (9.1) | 1.9 (0.9) | 2.3 (0.8) | 1.2 (1.2) |
Thick (Med) | 2.5 | 3.9 (4.5) | 13.8 (12.5) | 13.8 (12.5) | 13.8 (12.5) | 13.8 (12.5) | 5.5 (5.6) | 17.2 (11.4) | 17.2 (11.4) | 17.2 (11.4) | 17.1 (11.4) | 1.1 (0.5) | 2.2 (1.0) | 0.1 (0.5) |
Thick (Low) | 1.8 | 2.9 (4.5) | 9.5 (12.8) | 9.4 (12.8) | 9.4 (12.8) | 9.4 (12.8) | 1.4 (1.9) | 4.9 (5.9) | 4.9 (5.9) | 4.9 (5.9) | 4.9 (5.9) | 0.8 (0.4) | 1.2 (0.6) | 0.0 (0.0) |
Thin (High) | 2.7 | 4.0 (3.4) | 18.2 (12.3) | 18.2 (12.3) | 18.2 (12.3) | 18.2 (12.3) | 6.9 (3.6) | 27.6 (10.4) | 27.6 (10.4) | 27.6 (10.4) | 27.6 (10.4) | 1.9 (1.0) | 2.1 (0.9) | 0.9 (1.3) |
Thin (Low) | 5.6 | 4.0 (3.3) | 18.1 (12.3) | 18.1 (12.3) | 18.1 (12.3) | 18.1 (12.3) | 5.5 (3.2) | 21.0 (9.8) | 21.0 (9.8) | 20.9 (9.8) | 20.9 (9.8) | 1.1 (0.6) | 1.4 (0.8) | 0.4 (0.8) |