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Welcome!! Snow and Ice

Contact Info Instructor: Stephen Déry Office: Office hours: TR 1-2 p.m. Phone: Course website:

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. 4 th, 2011

Sun.Mon.Tue.Wed.Thu.Fri.Sat Midterm February 2011 – Field Trip