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- noun All those areas of the
Earth where thesurface isfrozen
Etymologies
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Examples
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Arctic cryosphere is still within the envelope of glacial-interglacial cycles that have characterized the past 800,000 years.
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The press conference on improving outreach and education in the cryosphere is great for lots of facts and figures about the frightening rate at which glaciers and sea ice are melting, and the wide ranging implications (it’s a little slow to get going, but worth it once the panelists start).
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The press conference on improving outreach and education in the cryosphere is great for lots of facts and figures about the frightening rate at which glaciers and sea ice are melting, and the wide ranging implications (it’s a little slow to get going, but worth it once the panelists start).
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The press conference on improving outreach and education in the cryosphere is great for lots of facts and figures about the frightening rate at which glaciers and sea ice are melting, and the wide ranging implications (it’s a little slow to get going, but worth it once the panelists start).
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The cryosphere is a prominent feature of the Arctic, present as snow, ice sheets, glaciers, sea ice, and permafrost.
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The cryosphere is a prominent feature of the Arctic.
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It has been said that the frozen parts of our planet, also known as the cryosphere, may be the proverbial 'canary in the coal mine' when it comes to climate change.
WN.com - Articles related to Goddard Introduces NASA Center For Climate Simulation 2010
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It has been said that the frozen parts of our planet, also known as the cryosphere, may be the proverbial 'canary in the coal mine' when it comes to climate change.
WN.com - Articles related to Goddard Introduces NASA Center For Climate Simulation 2010
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It has been said that the frozen parts of our planet, also known as the cryosphere, may be the proverbial 'canary in the coal mine' when it comes to climate change.
WN.com - Articles related to Goddard Introduces NASA Center For Climate Simulation 2010
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It has been said that the frozen parts of our planet, also known as the cryosphere, may be the proverbial 'canary in the coal mine' when it comes to climate change.
WN.com - Articles related to Goddard Introduces NASA Center For Climate Simulation 2010
coldspire commented on the word cryosphere
A collective term describing the parts of Earth's surface where water is solid (e.g., permafrost, glaciers, and sea ice).
April 14, 2008
whichbe commented on the word cryosphere
The depths of sadness.
September 16, 2008