when the ice on the planet was to melt it would produce 28 x

when the ice on the planet was to melt it would produce 2.8 x 107 km3 of water and the surface area of the ocean is 3.61 x 108 km2 .

Assuming that all of the water piled up on the top of the ocean and did not spread out, how large would the increase in sea height be (meters)?

Besides the assumption that the water does not spread out, what other factors may make this calculation incorrect?

Here ,

volume of ice , V = 2.8 *10^7 km^3

area of ocean = 3.61 *10^8 km^2

let the increase in height is h

V = Area * height

2.8 *10^7 = 3.61 *10^8 * h

h = 0.0775 m

h = 77.5 m

the increase in height will be 77.5 m

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the other factors are

>> there would be extra area of ocean when ice wil melt

>> all the water from ice may not make it to the ocean