cryosphere

Definitions

All those areas of the Earth where the surface is frozen.

Equivalents

Examples

“Climate change⟳ has a strong effect on the cryosphere.”

“Eventually, a complement of visible, infrared, and microwave sensors will be needed to provide⟳ all the information required in the cryosphere[…]”

“This book attempts to deal⟳ integratively with all elements of the cryosphere in the context of a changing global environment. Not only is that global environment changing with respect⟳ to climate, but the accelerating pressures on the environment from anthropogenic activity are complicating our understanding of cryospheric change⟳.”

“The border⟳ has been fixed since 1861, when Italy became a unified state. But for the past century the surface area of the “cryosphere”, the zone of glaciers, permanent snow⟳ cover⟳ and permafrost, has been shrinking steadily, with dramatic acceleration in the past five years.”

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