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Co-editors-in-chief: Chris Derksen, Christian Haas, Christian Hauck, Nanna Bjørnholt Karlsson & Thomas Mölg
eISSN: TC 1994-0424, TCD 1994-0440

The Cryosphere (TC) is a not-for-profit international scientific journal dedicated to the publication and discussion of research articles, short communications, and review papers on all aspects of frozen water and ground on Earth and on other planetary bodies.

The main subject areas are ice sheets and glaciers, planetary ice bodies, permafrost, river and lake ice, seasonal snow cover, sea ice, remote sensing, numerical modelling, in situ and laboratory studies of the above and including studies of the interaction of the cryosphere with the rest of the climate system.

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News

05 Mar 2024 Why is summertime Arctic sea ice drift speed projected to decrease?

Over the long term, the speed at which sea ice in the Arctic moves has been increasing during all seasons. However, nearly all climate models project that sea ice motion will decrease during summer. This study aims to understand the mechanisms responsible for these projected decreases in summertime sea ice motion. Read more.

05 Mar 2024 Why is summertime Arctic sea ice drift speed projected to decrease?

Over the long term, the speed at which sea ice in the Arctic moves has been increasing during all seasons. However, nearly all climate models project that sea ice motion will decrease during summer. This study aims to understand the mechanisms responsible for these projected decreases in summertime sea ice motion. Read more.

05 Mar 2024 Regime shifts in Arctic terrestrial hydrology manifested from impacts of climate warming

This study provides new estimates of historical and projected changes in pan-Arctic runoff, with emphasis on the impact of permafrost changes and sub-surface flows on large scale hydrology. The impact of permafrost change on hydrological processes is a key uncertainty facing the cold regions hydrology community, and requires comprehensive model-based analysis as presented in this study. Read more.

05 Mar 2024 Regime shifts in Arctic terrestrial hydrology manifested from impacts of climate warming

This study provides new estimates of historical and projected changes in pan-Arctic runoff, with emphasis on the impact of permafrost changes and sub-surface flows on large scale hydrology. The impact of permafrost change on hydrological processes is a key uncertainty facing the cold regions hydrology community, and requires comprehensive model-based analysis as presented in this study. Read more.

06 Feb 2024 Statement on the use of AI-based tools in publications

Tools based on artificial intelligence (AI) are increasingly being used to create scientific documents, including peer-reviewed publications, preprints and conference contributions. Please read EGU's statement on the use of such tools in publications.

06 Feb 2024 Statement on the use of AI-based tools in publications

Tools based on artificial intelligence (AI) are increasingly being used to create scientific documents, including peer-reviewed publications, preprints and conference contributions. Please read EGU's statement on the use of such tools in publications.

Recent papers

18 Mar 2024
El Niño Enhances Snowline Rise and Ice Loss on the World's Largest Tropical Ice Cap
Kara A. Lamantia, Laura J. Larocca, Lonnie G. Thompson, and Bryan G. Mark
EGUsphere, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2024-676,https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2024-676, 2024
Preprint under review for TC (discussion: open, 0 comments)
Short summary
18 Mar 2024
The effect of ice rheology on shelf edge bending
W. Roger Buck
EGUsphere, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2024-557,https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2024-557, 2024
Preprint under review for TC (discussion: open, 0 comments)
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18 Mar 2024
Brief communication: RADIX (Rapid Access Drilling and Ice eXtraction) dust logger test in the EastGRIP hole
Jakob Schwander, Thomas Franziskus Stocker, Remo Walther, Samuel Marending, Tobias Erhardt, Chantal Zeppenfeld, and Jürg Jost
EGUsphere, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2024-372,https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2024-372, 2024
Preprint under review for TC (discussion: open, 0 comments)
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15 Mar 2024
Multitemporal UAV LiDAR detects seasonal heave and subsidence on palsas
Cas Renette, Mats Olvmo, Sofia Thorsson, Björn Holmer, and Heather Reese
EGUsphere, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2024-141,https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2024-141, 2024
Preprint under review for TC (discussion: open, 0 comments)
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15 Mar 2024
Separating snow and ice melt using water stable isotopes and glacio-hydrological modelling: towards improving the application of isotope analyses in highly glacierized catchments
Tom Müller, Mauro Fischer, Stuart N. Lane, and Bettina Schaefli
EGUsphere, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2024-631,https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2024-631, 2024
Preprint under review for TC (discussion: open, 0 comments)
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Highlight articles

05 Mar 2024
| Highlight paper
Regime shifts in Arctic terrestrial hydrology manifested from impacts of climate warming
Michael A. Rawlins and Ambarish V. Karmalkar
The Cryosphere, 18, 1033–1052, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-18-1033-2024,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-18-1033-2024, 2024
Short summary Co-editor-in-chief
13 Feb 2024
| Highlight paper
Brief communication: Rapid acceleration of the Brunt Ice Shelf after calving of iceberg A-81
Oliver J. Marsh, Adrian J. Luckman, and Dominic A. Hodgson
The Cryosphere, 18, 705–710, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-18-705-2024,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-18-705-2024, 2024
Short summary Co-editor-in-chief
19 Oct 2023
| Highlight paper
Mapping Antarctic crevasses and their evolution with deep learning applied to satellite radar imagery
Trystan Surawy-Stepney, Anna E. Hogg, Stephen L. Cornford, and David C. Hogg
The Cryosphere, 17, 4421–4445, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-17-4421-2023,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-17-4421-2023, 2023
Short summary Co-editor-in-chief
26 Sep 2023
| Highlight paper
Modes of Antarctic tidal grounding line migration revealed by Ice, Cloud, and land Elevation Satellite-2 (ICESat-2) laser altimetry
Bryony I. D. Freer, Oliver J. Marsh, Anna E. Hogg, Helen Amanda Fricker, and Laurie Padman
The Cryosphere, 17, 4079–4101, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-17-4079-2023,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-17-4079-2023, 2023
Short summary Co-editor-in-chief
13 Sep 2023
| Highlight paper
Atmospheric drivers of melt-related ice speed-up events on the Russell Glacier in southwest Greenland
Timo Schmid, Valentina Radić, Andrew Tedstone, James M. Lea, Stephen Brough, and Mauro Hermann
The Cryosphere, 17, 3933–3954, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-17-3933-2023,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-17-3933-2023, 2023
Short summary Co-editor-in-chief

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