cryosphere

English

Etymology

cryo- + -sphere

Noun

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Cryosphere

Wikipedia cryosphere (uncountable)

1. 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