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cryosphere
The region, or portion, of the earth’s surface that is characteristically covered by snow and ice and so frozen throughout the year.

Studies of the extent and status of the cryosphere can provide insights into the present and the past climate changes.

This entry is located in the following units: cryo-, cry-, kryo-, kry- (page 6) sphero-, spher-, -sphere- (page 7)