Within the body of physical geography, the Earth is often split into several atmosphere, biosphere, cryosphere, geosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere and pedosphere.
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The "'geosphere "'may be taken as the collective name for the lithosphere, the hydrosphere, the cryosphere, and the atmosphere.
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The role of snow cover in modulating the monsoon is just one example of a short-term cryosphere-climate feedback involving the land surface and the atmosphere.
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Subsequent extension of these models has led to the development of " Earth system models " ( ESMs ) that include facets such as the cryosphere and the biosphere.
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In equatorial regions the surface of Mars may be completely dry down to a kilometer or more, so the cryosphere starts at the base of that dry layer.
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Formation of this new Association is recognition of the importance of the cryosphere in the study of Earth System Science, and particularly at a time of significant global change.
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A region's climate is generated by the "'climate system "', which has five components : atmosphere, hydrosphere, cryosphere, lithosphere, and biosphere.
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The many phases of ice form the cryosphere and come in forms like ice sheets, glaciers, sea ice, freshwater ice, snow, and frozen ground ( or permafrost ).
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She has led large, international efforts, such as Polar Earth Observing Network ( POLENET ), to investigate the interactions between the earth's crust and the cryosphere in Antarctica.
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The Physical Sciences Division ( PSD ) conducts research to understand the physical environment : the atmosphere, ocean, cryosphere, and land in order to improve local to global weather and climate predictions.
