- ice-cap climate
- 冰冠气候
Atmospheric Sciences (English-Chinese) dictionary. 2014.
Atmospheric Sciences (English-Chinese) dictionary. 2014.
Ice cap — [ Vatnajökull, Iceland] An ice cap is an ice mass that covers less than 50 000 km² of land area (usually covering a highland area). Masses of ice covering more than 50 000 km² are termed an ice sheet. cite book last = Benn first = Douglas… … Wikipedia
Polar ice cap — A polar ice cap is a high latitude region of a planet or moon that is covered in ice. There are no requirements with respect to size or composition for a body of ice to be termed a polar ice cap, nor any geological requirement for it to be over… … Wikipedia
Quelccaya Ice Cap — Infobox Glacier | glacier name = Quelccaya Ice Cap caption = 1975 2000 Landsat false colour animation, Qori Kalis outflow glacier at left centre type = Mountain glacier/Icecap location = Peru coordinates = coord|13|56|0|S|70|50|0|W|type:glacier… … Wikipedia
Climate — For other uses, see Climate (disambiguation). Worldwide Climate Classifications Climate encompasses the statistics of temperature … Wikipedia
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Climate commitment — describes the fact that climate reacts with a delay to influencing factors ( climate forcings ) such as the presence of greenhouse gases. Climate commitment studies attempt to assess the amount of future warming that is committed under the… … Wikipedia
Climate of Mars — Mosaic image of Mars as seen by Viking 1, 22 February 1980 The climate of Mars has been an issue of scientific curiosity for centuries, not least because Mars is the only terrestrial planet whose surface can be directly observed in detail from… … Wikipedia
Ice core — An ice core is a core sample from the accumulation of snow and ice over many years that have re crystallized and have trapped air bubbles from previous time periods. The composition of these ice cores, especially the presence of hydrogen and… … Wikipedia
Climate change, industry and society — See also: Avoiding dangerous climate change and Effects of climate change on humans This article is about climate change, industry and society. Contents 1 Vulnerability 1.1 General effects 1.2 Human settlement … Wikipedia
Ice sheet — An ice sheet is a mass of glacier ice that covers surrounding terrain and is greater than 50,000 km² (20,000 mile²). [cite web|url=http://gemini.oscs.montana.edu/ geol445/hyperglac/glossary.htm|accessdate=2006 08 22|title=Glossary of Important… … Wikipedia
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