Cryosphere One of the Earth's spheres of irregular form existing in the zone of interaction of the atmosphere, hydrosphere and lithosphere, distinguished by negative or zero temperature and the presence of water in the solid or super-cooled state.
cryosphere: a component of the Earth's system that is frozen water; the forms include: snow, permafrost, floating ice, and glaciers.
Cryosphere: The part of the planet Earth covered with permanent ice.
Cumulonimbus: Precipitation-producing thunderstorm clouds with a flattened anvil-shaped top.
Cryosphere - Collective term for the ice and snow that exist on Earth. One of the spheres of the climate system.
Cryosphere One of the interrelated components of the Earth's system, the cryosphere is frozen water in the form of snow, permanently frozen ground (permafrost), floating ice, and glaciers.
climate system The five physical components (atmosphere, hydrosphere, cryosphere, lithosphere, and biosphere) that are responsible for the climate and its variations.
 See also: High, Earth, Water, Temperature, Radiation
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