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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

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.

13 Feb 2025 Extreme precipitation associated with atmospheric rivers over West Antarctic ice shelves: insights from kilometre-scale regional climate modelling

The authors use three sophisticated climate models to examine extreme precipitation in a critical region of West Antarctica. They found that rainfall probably occurred during the two cases they examined and that it was generated by the interaction of air with steep topography. Read more.

13 Feb 2025 Extreme precipitation associated with atmospheric rivers over West Antarctic ice shelves: insights from kilometre-scale regional climate modelling

The authors use three sophisticated climate models to examine extreme precipitation in a critical region of West Antarctica. They found that rainfall probably occurred during the two cases they examined and that it was generated by the interaction of air with steep topography. Read more.

Recent papers

01 Apr 2025
Spectral characteristics of seismic ambient vibrations reveal changes in the subglacial environment of Glacier de la Plaine Morte, Switzerland
Janneke van Ginkel, Fabian Walter, Fabian Lindner, Miroslav Hallo, Matthias Huss, and Donat Fäh
The Cryosphere, 19, 1469–1490, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-1469-2025,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-1469-2025, 2025
Short summary
01 Apr 2025
The source, quantity, and spatial distribution of interfacial water during glide-snow avalanche release: experimental evidence from field monitoring
Amelie Fees, Michael Lombardo, Alec van Herwijnen, Peter Lehmann, and Jürg Schweizer
The Cryosphere, 19, 1453–1468, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-1453-2025,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-1453-2025, 2025
Short summary
01 Apr 2025
Recent observations and glacier modeling point towards near-complete glacier loss in western Austria (Ötztal and Stubai mountain range) if 1.5 °C is not met
Lea Hartl, Patrick Schmitt, Lilian Schuster, Kay Helfricht, Jakob Abermann, and Fabien Maussion
The Cryosphere, 19, 1431–1452, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-1431-2025,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-1431-2025, 2025
Short summary
31 Mar 2025
Revealing firn structure at Dome A region in East Antarctica using cultural seismic noise
Zhengyi Song, Yudi Pan, Jiangtao Li, Hongrui Peng, Yiming Wang, Yuande Yang, Kai Lu, Xueyuan Tang, and Xiaohong Zhang
EGUsphere, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2025-1274,https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2025-1274, 2025
Preprint under review for TC (discussion: open, 0 comments)
Short summary
31 Mar 2025
Numerical modeling of the tipping processes of ice detachment: a case study of Sedongpu Glacier in the Southeastern Tibetan Plateau
Tong Zhang, Wei Yang, Yuzhe Wang, Chuanxi Zhao, Qingyun Long, and Cunde Xiao
EGUsphere, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2025-659,https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2025-659, 2025
Preprint under review for TC (discussion: open, 0 comments)
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Highlight articles

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
09 Jan 2025
A topographically controlled tipping point for complete Greenland ice sheet melt
Michele Petrini, Meike D. W. Scherrenberg, Laura Muntjewerf, Miren Vizcaino, Raymond Sellevold, Gunter R. Leguy, William H. Lipscomb, and Heiko Goelzer
The Cryosphere, 19, 63–81, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-63-2025,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-63-2025, 2025
Short summary Co-editor-in-chief
28 Nov 2024
The future of Upernavik Isstrøm through the ISMIP6 framework: sensitivity analysis and Bayesian calibration of ensemble prediction
Eliot Jager, Fabien Gillet-Chaulet, Nicolas Champollion, Romain Millan, Heiko Goelzer, and Jérémie Mouginot
The Cryosphere, 18, 5519–5550, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-18-5519-2024,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-18-5519-2024, 2024
Short summary Co-editor-in-chief
15 Nov 2024
Twenty-first century global glacier evolution under CMIP6 scenarios and the role of glacier-specific observations
Harry Zekollari, Matthias Huss, Lilian Schuster, Fabien Maussion, David R. Rounce, Rodrigo Aguayo, Nicolas Champollion, Loris Compagno, Romain Hugonnet, Ben Marzeion, Seyedhamidreza Mojtabavi, and Daniel Farinotti
The Cryosphere, 18, 5045–5066, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-18-5045-2024,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-18-5045-2024, 2024
Short summary Co-editor-in-chief

Notice on the current situation in Ukraine

To show our support for Ukraine, all fees for papers from authors (first or corresponding authors) affiliated to Ukrainian institutions are automatically waived, regardless if these papers are co-authored by scientists affiliated to Russian and/or Belarusian institutions. The only exception will be if the corresponding author or first contact (contractual partner of Copernicus) are from a Russian and/or Belarusian institution, in that case the APCs are not waived.

In accordance with current European restrictions, Copernicus Publications does not step into business relations with and issue APC-invoices (articles processing charges) to Russian and Belarusian institutions. The peer-review process and scientific exchange of our journals including preprint posting is not affected. However, these restrictions require that the first contact (contractual partner of Copernicus) has an affiliation and invoice address outside Russia or Belarus.