noun
ice cap climate; snow and ice climate
Technical term in climatology for regions where the warmest month averages below 0°C, resulting in permanent ice and snow cover.
南極大陸の大部分は氷雪気候に属している。
Most of the Antarctic continent belongs to the ice cap climate.
氷雪気候では、一年を通して気温が氷点下を超えることはほとんどない。
In an ice cap climate, temperatures rarely rise above freezing throughout the year.
Compound of 氷雪 (ice and snow) and 気候 (climate), directly describing the permanent ice and snow conditions.