cryosphere
See also:
cryosphère
English
Etymology
cryo-
+
-sphere
Noun
cryosphere
(
plural
cryospheres
)
All those areas of the
Earth
where the
surface
is
frozen
Climate change has a strong effect on the
cryosphere
.
Meronyms
Parts of the cryosphere include:
glacier
ice cap
ice sheet
permafrost
sea ice
snow
Derived terms
cryospheric
cryospherically
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