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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 frozen ground on Earth and on other planetary bodies.

The main subject areas are ice sheets and glaciers, permafrost, river and lake ice, seasonal snow cover, and sea ice, including remote sensing, numerical modeling, in situ, and laboratory approaches, and studies of the interaction of the cryosphere with the Earth system. Manuscripts with a focus on cryospheric research that include perspectives from social science, humanities, and other disciplines outside the natural sciences are also welcome.

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News

08 May 2025 Speed-up, slowdown, and redirection of ice flow on neighbouring ice streams in the Pope, Smith, and Kohler region of West Antarctica

The authors used satellite observations to measure recent changes in ice speed and flow direction in the Pope, Smith, and Kohler region of West Antarctica (2005–2022). They found substantial speed-up on seven ice streams of up to 87 %. Read more.

08 May 2025 Speed-up, slowdown, and redirection of ice flow on neighbouring ice streams in the Pope, Smith, and Kohler region of West Antarctica

The authors used satellite observations to measure recent changes in ice speed and flow direction in the Pope, Smith, and Kohler region of West Antarctica (2005–2022). They found substantial speed-up on seven ice streams of up to 87 %. Read more.

13 Mar 2025 New agreement between California Digital Library and Copernicus Publications

We are delighted to announce a new agreement between the California Digital Library and Copernicus Publications. The University of California will cover 50% of article processing charges (APCs) for manuscripts affiliated with any of their research units. Read more.

13 Mar 2025 New agreement between California Digital Library and Copernicus Publications

We are delighted to announce a new agreement between the California Digital Library and Copernicus Publications. The University of California will cover 50% of article processing charges (APCs) for manuscripts affiliated with any of their research units. Read more.

20 Feb 2025 Get involved, become a referee, and help shape TC's community publication output

We are pleased to announce that a new referee application form is now available. This means that if you are interested in contributing to the peer-review process and supporting high-quality scientific publishing in your community then you can apply today to become a referee. Your expertise can make a difference. Visit the online form here to learn more and join our reviewer community.

20 Feb 2025 Get involved, become a referee, and help shape TC's community publication output

We are pleased to announce that a new referee application form is now available. This means that if you are interested in contributing to the peer-review process and supporting high-quality scientific publishing in your community then you can apply today to become a referee. Your expertise can make a difference. Visit the online form here to learn more and join our reviewer community.

Recent papers

19 May 2025
A facet-based numerical model to retrieve ice sheet topography from Sentinel-3 altimetry
Jérémie Aublanc, François Boy, Franck Borde, and Pierre Féménias
The Cryosphere, 19, 1937–1954, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-1937-2025,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-1937-2025, 2025
Short summary
19 May 2025
An unseasonal atmospheric river drives anomalous summer snow accumulation on glaciers of the subtropical Andes
Claudio Bravo, Sebastián Cisternas, Maximiliano Viale, Pablo Paredes, Deniz Bozkurt, and Nicolás García-Lee
The Cryosphere, 19, 1897–1913, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-1897-2025,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-1897-2025, 2025
Short summary
19 May 2025
How do extreme ENSO events affect Antarctic surface mass balance?
Jessica M. A. Macha, Andrew N. Mackintosh, Felicity S. McCormack, Benjamin J. Henley, Helen V. McGregor, Christiaan T. van Dalum, and Ariaan Purich
The Cryosphere, 19, 1915–1935, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-1915-2025,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-1915-2025, 2025
Short summary
15 May 2025
Current reversal leads to regime change in the Amery Ice Shelf cavity in the 21st century
Jing Jin, Antony J. Payne, and Christopher Y. S. Bull
The Cryosphere, 19, 1873–1896, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-1873-2025,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-1873-2025, 2025
Short summary
15 May 2025
Thrust moraines and rock glaciers: Relationships between subsurface structures and morphodynamics in Swiss glacier forefields dominated by glacier-permafrost interactions
Julius Kunz, Sebastian Buchelt, Tim Wiegand, Tobias Ullmann, and Christof Kneisel
EGUsphere, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2025-1671,https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2025-1671, 2025
Preprint under review for TC (discussion: open, 0 comments)
Short summary

Highlight articles

08 May 2025
The system of atmosphere, land, ice and ocean in the region near the 79N Glacier in northeast Greenland: synthesis and key findings from the Greenland Ice Sheet–Ocean Interaction (GROCE) experiment
Torsten Kanzow, Angelika Humbert, Thomas Mölg, Mirko Scheinert, Matthias Braun, Hans Burchard, Francesca Doglioni, Philipp Hochreuther, Martin Horwath, Oliver Huhn, Maria Kappelsberger, Jürgen Kusche, Erik Loebel, Katrina Lutz, Ben Marzeion, Rebecca McPherson, Mahdi Mohammadi-Aragh, Marco Möller, Carolyne Pickler, Markus Reinert, Monika Rhein, Martin Rückamp, Janin Schaffer, Muhammad Shafeeque, Sophie Stolzenberger, Ralph Timmermann, Jenny Turton, Claudia Wekerle, and Ole Zeising
The Cryosphere, 19, 1789–1824, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-1789-2025,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-1789-2025, 2025
Short summary Co-editor-in-chief
08 May 2025
Speed-up, slowdown, and redirection of ice flow on neighbouring ice streams in the Pope, Smith, and Kohler region of West Antarctica
Heather L. Selley, Anna E. Hogg, Benjamin J. Davison, Pierre Dutrieux, and Thomas Slater
The Cryosphere, 19, 1725–1738, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-1725-2025,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-1725-2025, 2025
Short summary Co-editor-in-chief
04 Apr 2025
Inter-model differences in 21st century glacier runoff for the world's major river basins
Finn Wimberly, Lizz Ultee, Lilian Schuster, Matthias Huss, David R. Rounce, Fabien Maussion, Sloan Coats, Jonathan Mackay, and Erik Holmgren
The Cryosphere, 19, 1491–1511, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-1491-2025,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-1491-2025, 2025
Short summary Co-editor-in-chief
21 Feb 2025
Brief communication: Sea-level projections, adaptation planning, and actionable science
William H. Lipscomb, David Behar, and Monica Ainhorn Morrison
The Cryosphere, 19, 793–803, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-793-2025,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-793-2025, 2025
Short summary Co-editor-in-chief
23 Jan 2025
Present-day mass loss rates are a precursor for West Antarctic Ice Sheet collapse
Tim van den Akker, William H. Lipscomb, Gunter R. Leguy, Jorjo Bernales, Constantijn J. Berends, Willem Jan van de Berg, and Roderik S. W. van de Wal
The Cryosphere, 19, 283–301, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-283-2025,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-283-2025, 2025
Short summary Co-editor-in-chief

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