Cited from Kayane (1973, 1989) and simplified. The value of ice is based on the compilation of Shumskiy et al. (1964).
| Kind | Liquid water equivalent volume (km3) | |
|---|---|---|
| Salty water | ocean | 1 349 929 000 |
| salty lakes | 94 000 | |
| Fresh water | ice | 24 230 000 |
| fresh water lakes | 125 000 | |
| rivers | 1 200 | |
| soil moisture | 25 000 | |
| groudwater | 10 100 000 | |
| Water in atmosphere | water vapor | 12 600 |
| Water in biosphere | animals | 600 |
| plants | 600 | |
Cited from Untersteiner (1984). Some zeroes as insignificant digits are added in order to align the position of decimal point.
| Kind | Area (103 km2) | Volume (103 km3) | time scale (years) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Land ice | Glaciers and ice sheets | Antarctic ice sheet | 14 000 | 28 000 | 103 - 105 |
| Greenland ice sheet | 1 800 | 2 700 | |||
| Mountain glaciers | 350 | 240 | 101 - 103 | ||
| Permafrost | continuous | 8 000 | 200 - 500 | 103 - 105 | |
| discontinuous | 17 000 | ||||
| Seasonal snow (average max.) | Eurasia | 30 000 | 2 - 3 | 10-2 - 100 | |
| America | 17 000 | ||||
| Sea ice | Southern Ocean | max. | 20 000 | 30 | 10-2 - 100 |
| min. | 2 500 | 5 | |||
| Arctic | max. | 15 000 | 50 | ||
| min. | 8 000 | 20 | |||