- All About the Cryosphere
- Introduction to the frozen places of our planet. National Snow and Ice Data Centre answers the frequently asked questions: What is the cryosphere? Why does the cryosphere matter? Where is the cryosphere? - Canadian Ice Service
- Features products, resources, images, workshops, and other items on the topic of ice. - Climate and Cryosphere (CliC)
- Initiative of the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) to encourage and promote research into the cryosphere and its interactions as part of the global climate system. - CryoSat-2 - ESA
- European Space Agency Cryo-Stat 2 mission using radar altimetry to study the Earth's continental and marine ice cover. - Cryosphere
- Answers the what, why, who, where, and what's hot about the cryosphere and related subjects. - Cryosphere - NASA Global Change Master Directory
- Access earth science data sets on the cryosphere. - Cryosphere Today
- University of Illinois site with current solar, snow, and sea ice conditions, updated every 20 minutes. - Cryosphere: Where the World Is Frozen
- Discusses the portion of the Earth's surface where water is in a solid form, usually snow or ice. Offers articles on snow, glaciers, permafrost, sea ice, and cryospheric trends. - CRYSYS (Cryospheric System in Canada)
- Specialist research group studying snow and ice in Canada. Features educational section. - Dwindling Arctic Ice
- NASA Earth Observatory feature looks at a series of scientific studies that point to dramatic changes in Arctic sea ice. - Greenland Iceberg Paradise
- Including information on icebergs and icecap. - Huybrechts, Philippe
- Researcher concentrating on the numerical modelling of ice and climate interactions. - Ice Volcanoes of Lake Superior's South Shore
- Discusses formation and characteristics of ice volcanoes, with photos. - IGOS Cryosphere Initiative
- Iniative to create a framework for improved coordination of cryospheric observations that will result in a more comprehensive, coordinated, and integrated cryosphere observing system. - National Ice Core Laboratory
- A facility for storing, curating, and studying ice cores recovered from the polar regions of the world. - National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) (3)
- Find sites for the National Snow and Ice Data Centre, a centre for information and reference in support of cryospheric research. Sites include data, fact sheet, publications, and images of various forms of snow and ice.
- Nature: Ice Cores
- Presents new results, along with some of the classic ice core papers and a collection of ice core related articles that provide insight into past ice ages and global warming. - Remote Sensing of the Cryosphere
- Discusses systems used to monitor the cryosphere. Papers and animations from the Byrd Polar Research Centre. - Remote Sensing of the Great Lakes Cryosphere
- Collection of links to topics relating to remote sensing of ice and snow phenomena in the Great Lakes region. - Science and the Environment Bulletin: Cryosphere and Climate Change
- From Environment Canada. - State of the Canadian Cryosphere (SOCC)
- Disseminates accurate and up-to-date information on current state of the cryosphere in Canada. - State of the Cryosphere
- Summary of cryospheric and related indicators of global climate trends including changes in temperature, hemispheric snow and sea ice, glacier melt, sea level, and permafrost conditions. - U.N. Global Outlook for Ice and Snow
- Looks at the links between ice, snow, and climate change. Global Outlook for Ice and Snow also presents information on the trends in ice and snow, the outlook for this century and beyond and the consequences to ecosystems and human well-being of these changes. - Visible Earth: Cryosphere
- Images from NASA of the snow and ice on Earth.
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