Kriosfer

Kriosfer (berasal dari bahasa Yunani Kuno κρύος cryos "dingin", "beku" atau "es" dan σφαῖρα sphaira, "bola"^[1]) adalah istilah yang merujuk kepada bagian dari permukaan Bumi yang mengandung air dalam bentuk padat, seperti es laut, es danau, es sungai, salju, glasier, tudung es dan lapisan es, serta tanah beku (yang mencakup permafrost).^[2] Dengan demikian, kriosfer bertumpang tindih dengan hidrosfer.

Kriosfer memainkan peran penting dalam iklim global karena proses umpan balik dalam memengaruhi energi permukaan, awan, hujan, hidrologi, dan sirkulasi atmosfer dan samudra.^[2]

Catatan kaki

^ σφαῖρα, Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon, on Perseus
^ ^a ^b Marshall, S.J. (2012) The Cryosphere, Princeton: Princeton University Press.

Pranala luar

International Association of Cryospheric Sciences (IACS)
International Glaciological Society (IGS)
Global Outlook for Ice and Snow Diarsipkan 2007-06-08 di Wayback Machine. Assessment on the state and future of the Cryosphere, by the UN Environment Programme, June 2007
Cryosphere overview map, from the UN Environment Programme Diarsipkan 2007-08-26 di Wayback Machine.
Department of Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Illinois: Cryosphere Today Diarsipkan 2011-02-23 di Wayback Machine.
Canadian Cryospheric Information Network
State of the Canadian Cryosphere Diarsipkan 2014-02-28 di Wayback Machine.
Near-real-time overview of global ice concentration and snow extent Diarsipkan 2005-06-17 di Wayback Machine.
National Snow and Ice Data Center
ResearchChannel – Cryospheric Response to Climate Change Diarsipkan 2008-05-28 di Wayback Machine.. A video produced by the University of Washington, March 2008