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Part I - The terrestrial cryosphere

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 June 2012

Roger Barry  and
Thian Yew Gan
Roger Barry
Affiliation:
National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC/CIRES)
Thian Yew Gan
Affiliation:
University of Alberta
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Summary

The terrestrial cryosphere forms the largest element of the overall cryosphere of the Earth (Table 1.1). It embraces seasonal snow cover (including avalanches), glaciers and ice caps, and the two large ice sheets of Greenland and Antarctica. It also includes perennially and seasonally frozen ground and freshwater ice in lakes and rivers. Each of these major components is treated in separate chapters.

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The Global Cryosphere
Past, Present and Future
 , pp. 9
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2011

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