international observations
and research on the past, present, and future state of the world's cryosphere.
Its data products and services are intended to
support scientific progress and environmental
policy developments related to the cryosphere, which includes snow cover, glaciers,
ice caps, permafrost, sea ice, freshwater ice and icebergs around the globe.Among the GCW's chief functions
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