The seasonally snow-covered regions, mostly in the northern hemisphere, represent the largest portion of the cryosphere.
365 Days of Climate Awareness 57 – Tundra and Permafrost
Tundra (transliterated from Russian) is land with cold temperatures and a limited growing season, and it can occur in the plains or on mountainsides.
Tundra (transliterated from Russian) is land with cold temperatures and a limited growing season, and it can occur in the plains or on mountainsides.
365 Days of Climate Awareness 56 – Ice Shelves
Ice shelves occur near the poles, around Antarctica, Greenland, and arctic Canada and Russia.
Ice shelves occur near the poles, around Antarctica, Greenland, and arctic Canada and Russia.
365 Days of Climate Awareness 55 – Continental Glaciers (Ice Sheets)
Continental glaciers, or ice sheets, are thick layers of ice which cover more than 50,000 km^2 (9,000 mi^2, or 12.3M acres, or 19 Rhode Islands).
Continental glaciers, or ice sheets, are thick layers of ice which cover more than 50,000 km^2 (9,000 mi^2, or 12.3M acres, or 19 Rhode Islands).
365 Days of Climate Awareness 54 – Alpine Glaciers
Alpine glaciers are an important bellwether for global climate change, as they are sensitive to a number of factors including mean temperature, precipitation and even pollution (Which affects their albedo).
Alpine glaciers are an important bellwether for global climate change, as they are sensitive to a number of factors including mean temperature, precipitation and even pollution (Which affects their albedo).
365 Days of Climate Awareness 53 – Introduction to Glaciers
A glacier is a mass of ice large enough to deform under its own weight.
A glacier is a mass of ice large enough to deform under its own weight.
365 Days of Climate Awareness 52 – Properties of Ice
Its properties vary based on a number of factors such as purity, temperature and pressure.
Its properties vary based on a number of factors such as purity, temperature and pressure.
365 Days of Climate Awareness 51 – The Cryosphere
The cryosphere includes glaciers, both terrestrial and marine, sea ice, permafrost-covered tundra, and the snowy, seasonally frozen regions.
The cryosphere includes glaciers, both terrestrial and marine, sea ice, permafrost-covered tundra, and the snowy, seasonally frozen regions.
365 Days of Climate Awareness 50 – Phytoplankton
Phytoplankton play an important role in the global carbon cycle, consuming roughly one half of the more than 30 GT (Gigatons) Of carbon dioxide emitted globally each year.
Phytoplankton play an important role in the global carbon cycle, consuming roughly one half of the more than 30 GT (Gigatons) Of carbon dioxide emitted globally each year.
365 Days of Climate Awareness 49 – Eutrophication
The term eutrophication comes from the roots “eu” = good, and “troph” = food.
The term eutrophication comes from the roots “eu” = good, and “troph” = food.
365 Days of Climate Awareness 48 – Dissolved Oxygen
Oxygen (O2) is not overly soluble in water.
Oxygen (O2) is not overly soluble in water.
365 Days of Climate Awareness 47 – Physical Properties of Ocean Water
As inferred by the name “thermohaline” with respect to density-driven currents in the ocean, the main properties of ocean water we measure are temperature and salinity.
As inferred by the name “thermohaline” with respect to density-driven currents in the ocean, the main properties of ocean water we measure are temperature and salinity.
365 Days of Climate Awareness 46 – The Structure of the Ocean
The ocean is, with a few exceptions, stratified by density, the least dense on the surface, the densest on the bottom.
The ocean is, with a few exceptions, stratified by density, the least dense on the surface, the densest on the bottom.
365 Days of Climate Awareness 45: El Nino-southern Oscillation
The El Nino-Southern Oscillation is a cycle of wind and ocean temperatures in the tropics.
The El Nino-Southern Oscillation is a cycle of wind and ocean temperatures in the tropics.
365 Days of Climate Awareness 44: Ocean Currents 2 – Thermohaline Circulation
Temperature and salinity are the main factors which determine the density of seawater, and they drive the bulk of vertical water motion in the ocean worldwide.
Temperature and salinity are the main factors which determine the density of seawater, and they drive the bulk of vertical water motion in the ocean worldwide.
365 Days of Climate Awareness 43: Ocean Currents 1 – Wind-driven Surface Currents
The fluid of the ocean is constantly in motion, under several different influences.
The fluid of the ocean is constantly in motion, under several different influences.