雪せっ氷ぴょう圏けん

noun

cryosphere

Technical term in meteorology and geology for the frozen water parts of the Earth's surface, including snow, ice, glaciers, and permafrost.

• 雪せっ氷ぴょう圏けんの変へん化かは地ち球きゅう温おん暖だん化かの重じゅう要ような指し標ひょうです。

  Changes in the cryosphere are an important indicator of global warming.