Antarctic cryosphere

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Earth system component cryosphere

The Antarctic cryosphere is the vast frozen component of the Antarctic region, encompassing its ice sheets, glaciers, sea ice, and permafrost that play a crucial role in Earth’s climate and sea-level regulation.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Southern Hemisphere cryosphere 1
Southern Ocean cryosphere 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Earth system component ⓘ
cryosphere ⓘ
affectedBy atmospheric circulation changes ⓘ
changes in precipitation ⓘ
global warming ⓘ
ocean warming ⓘ
characterizedBy ice–atmosphere interactions ⓘ
ice–ocean interactions ⓘ
low temperatures ⓘ
persistent ice cover ⓘ
strong seasonality of sea ice ⓘ
hasComponent firn ⓘ
floating ice ⓘ
grounded ice ⓘ
multi-year sea ice ⓘ
seasonal sea ice ⓘ
subglacial hydrological system ⓘ
subglacial lakes ⓘ
includes Antarctic Peninsula ice sheet NERFINISHED ⓘ
Antarctic glaciers ⓘ
Antarctic ice sheet ⓘ
Antarctic ice shelves ⓘ
Antarctic permafrost ⓘ
Antarctic sea ice NERFINISHED ⓘ
East Antarctic Ice Sheet NERFINISHED ⓘ
West Antarctic Ice Sheet NERFINISHED ⓘ
snow cover in Antarctica ⓘ
influences Antarctic atmospheric circulation ⓘ
Earth climate system ⓘ
Southern Ocean circulation ⓘ
global ocean circulation ⓘ
global sea level ⓘ
planetary albedo ⓘ
locatedIn Antarctica ⓘ
monitoredBy airborne surveys ⓘ
autonomous ocean instruments ⓘ
in situ observations ⓘ
satellite remote sensing ⓘ
partOf global cryosphere ⓘ
playsRoleIn formation of Antarctic Bottom Water ⓘ
global thermohaline circulation ⓘ
marine ecosystems in Southern Ocean ⓘ
regulates air–sea heat fluxes in Southern Ocean ⓘ
carbon cycle in Southern Ocean ⓘ
exchange of freshwater with oceans ⓘ
global sea-level rise ⓘ
subjectOf climate change research ⓘ
cryospheric modeling ⓘ
glaciology ⓘ
oceanography ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kohler Glacier → isPartOfSystem → Antarctic cryosphere ⓘ
Smith Glacier → belongsTo → Antarctic cryosphere ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southern Hemisphere cryosphere
George VI Ice Shelf → partOf → Antarctic cryosphere ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southern Ocean cryosphere