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environment > climate system > cryosphere

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cryosphere  

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  • All-encompassing term for those portions of Earth's surface where water is in solid form, including sea ice, lake ice, river ice, snow cover, glaciers, ice caps, ice sheets, and frozen ground (which includes permafrost). (Source: Wikipedia)

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