system and provides one of the most useful indicators of climate change, it is arguably the most under-sampled
domain in the climate system.
The contribution of the cryosphere to sea-level rise in a changing climate is a critical issue for society. The cryosphere, being frozen water, is an intrinsic part of the global water cycle, for example, impacting water, weather, energy and agriculture
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