ice coverage
Winter's white blanket
Ice coverage is the extent or percentage of a surface area covered by ice, typically used in meteorology and climate science to describe frozen ocean, lake, or land surfaces.
Arctic ice coverage is a key indicator of climate change.
Weather reports use the term for conditions affecting shipping lanes or winter recreation: Ice coverage on the Great Lakes reached 80% this February.
- glacierSlow-moving ice mass
- global warmingRising planetary temperatures
- climate changePlanetary atmospheric transformation
- satellite imageryEarth views from orbit
- frostThin ice coating
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