what is cryosphere.explain in detail
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The cryosphere (from the Greek κρύος kryos, "cold", "frost" or "ice" and sphaira, "globe, ball"[1]) is those portions of Earth's surface where water is in solid form, including sea ice, lake ice, river ice, snow cover, glaciers, ice caps, ice sheets, and frozen ground (which includes permafrost). Thus, there is a wide overlap with the hydrosphere. The cryosphere is an integral part of the global climatesystem with important linkages and feedbacks generated through its influence on surface energy and moisture fluxes, clouds, precipitation, hydrology, atmospheric and oceanic circulation. Through these feedbackprocesses, the cryosphere plays a significant role in the global climate and in climate modelresponse to global changes. The term deglaciation describes the retreat of cryospheric features. Cryology is the study of cryospheres.
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