Welcome!!

Snow and Ice

Contact Info

• Instructor: Stephen Déry• Office: 8-414

• Office hours: TR 1-2 p.m.• Phone: 960-5193

• Email: sdery@unbc.ca• Course website:

http://cirrus.unbc.ca/454/

Definition

• The cryosphere is the portion of the earth where natural materials (water, soil, etc.) occur in frozen form.

• The cryosphere is one of the 5 major components of the climate system (along with the atmosphere, lithosphere, hydrosphere, and biosphere).

The Climate System

The hydrological cycle

Jan. 4th, 2011

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February 2011 – Field Trip