Cryosphere

Cryospheric variables include sea ice concentration, sea ice thickness, snow cover, glacier extent, and more. Overview pages summarize and compare selected datasets of a given variable.

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Climate datasets

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The World Glacier Monitoring Service Network of Reference glaciers Observations of Glacier Mass Balance: The World Glacier Monitoring Service

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Mountain glaciers and ice caps have been studied as sensitive indicators of climate since the 19th century. The recognition of glacier sensitivity to climate led to the…

Main variables and Earth System components

Cryosphere Glaciers