The Health State of the Cryosphere

The term cryosphere is used to refer to all portions of the Earth surface where water appears in solid form. This includes the snow cover; sea, lake and river ice; glaciers, ice caps and ice sheets; and permafrost. The aim of this contribution is to present the current state of the cryosphere. Empha...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Navarro Valero, Francisco José
Format: Conference Object
Language:Spanish
Published: E.T.S.I. Telecomunicación (UPM) 2011
Subjects:
Ice
Online Access:https://oa.upm.es/12623/
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Summary:The term cryosphere is used to refer to all portions of the Earth surface where water appears in solid form. This includes the snow cover; sea, lake and river ice; glaciers, ice caps and ice sheets; and permafrost. The aim of this contribution is to present the current state of the cryosphere. Emphasis will be given to sea ice and continental ice masses (glaciers, ice caps and ice sheets), and the contribution of the losses from the latter to sea level rise (SLR).