ice-cap
Permanent frozen dome
An ice-cap is a permanent covering of ice over a large area, smaller than an ice sheet but still substantial—typically covering a highland or polar region.
The polar ice-caps refer to the frozen masses at Earth's north and south poles: Climate change is causing the polar ice-caps to melt at an accelerating rate.
Perpetually frozen earth layer
- subzeroBelow the freezing point
- frigidExtremely and intensely cold
- rimeGranular ice deposit
- hoarfrostFrozen fog deposit
crystalline · frozen · snow · cold · freezing · frostbite · glacial · polar
Slow-moving ice mass
- firnYear-old compacting snow
- accumulationCollected mass over time
- ablationRemoval by cutting, melting
- calvingIce mass separation
crevasse · moraine · glacial · meltwater · iceberg · compaction · stratigraphy · drilling
Surface reflection coefficient
- greenhouseClimate-controlled plant enclosure
- warmingIncreasing in temperature
- CO2Carbon dioxide formula
- methaneSimplest alkane fuel
cryosphere · thermohaline · insolation · radiation · mitigation · adaptation · temperature · atmospheric
Largest island on Earth
- AntarcticaSouthernmost continental landmass
- ArcticEarth's northernmost zone
- polarOf extreme latitudes
- continentalOf a continent
dome · bedrock · elevation · plateau · subglacial · topography · Lambert · Devon
Return to liquid
- retreatSanctuary or withdrawal
- shrinkingDecreasing in dimension
- meltwaterWater from melted ice
- collapseSudden structural failure
disintegration · thinning · warming · acceleration · loss · runoff · destabilization · contribution
permafrost
Perpetually frozen earth layer
hoarfrost · crystalline · frozen · snow · cold · freezing · frostbite · glacial · polar · chill
glacier
Slow-moving ice mass
- firnYear-old compacting snow
- accumulationCollected mass over time
- ablationRemoval by cutting, melting
calving · crevasse · moraine · glacial · meltwater · iceberg · compaction · stratigraphy · drilling · snowpack
albedo
Surface reflection coefficient
- greenhouseClimate-controlled plant enclosure
- warmingIncreasing in temperature
- CO2Carbon dioxide formula
methane · cryosphere · thermohaline · insolation · radiation · mitigation · adaptation · temperature · atmospheric · interglacial
Greenland
Largest island on Earth
- AntarcticaSouthernmost continental landmass
- ArcticEarth's northernmost zone
- polarOf extreme latitudes
continental · dome · bedrock · elevation · plateau · subglacial · topography · Lambert · Devon · hemisphere
thaw
Return to liquid
collapse · disintegration · thinning · warming · acceleration · loss · runoff · destabilization · contribution · freshwater
ice-caplava field
Solidified volcanic rock terrain
magma chamber · hot spring · geyser · thermal vent · fire
ice-caplava flow
Moving volcanic discharge
magma · molten rock · volcanic eruption · active volcano · mantle