Co-editors-in-chief: Caroline Clason, Chris Derksen, Christian Haas, Christian Hauck, Nanna Bjørnholt Karlsson & Hanna Lee
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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07 May 2026
Temporary unavailability of article and preprint PDFs due to technical issues
Since Tuesday, 5 May, 06:30 CET, we have been experiencing technical issues caused by high demand on our systems, which have significantly affected our journal libraries. To maintain platform stability and ensure continued access to critical services, all preprint and journal article PDFs were temporarily restricted, while HTML full-text content and XML files remained available. Since Thursday, 7 May, 08:30 CET, we have made the preprint PDFs available again; however, journal article PDFs remain restricted until the technical issues have been resolved. We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your patience as we work to restore full PDF access as quickly as possible. Thank you for your understanding.
07 May 2026
Temporary unavailability of article and preprint PDFs due to technical issues
Since Tuesday, 5 May, 06:30 CET, we have been experiencing technical issues caused by high demand on our systems, which have significantly affected our journal libraries. To maintain platform stability and ensure continued access to critical services, all preprint and journal article PDFs were temporarily restricted, while HTML full-text content and XML files remained available. Since Thursday, 7 May, 08:30 CET, we have made the preprint PDFs available again; however, journal article PDFs remain restricted until the technical issues have been resolved. We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your patience as we work to restore full PDF access as quickly as possible. Thank you for your understanding.
30 Jun 2026
Thermo-hydrological and thermo-mechanical modeling of freezing soil and frost quake occurrence
Jarkko Okkonen, Christian Silbermann, Jere Remes, Dmitri Naumov, Nikita Afonin, Elena Kozlovskaya, Emma-Riikka Kokko, Kari Moisio, Tymofiy Gerasimov, and Thomas Nagel
EGUsphere, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2026-2611,https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2026-2611, 2026
Preprint under review for TC (discussion: open, 0 comments)
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29 Jun 2026
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Detection and attribution of the role of anthropogenic climate change in industrial-era retreat of Pine Island Glacier
Alexander T. Bradley, David T. Bett, C. Rosie Williams, Robert J. Arthern, Paul R. Holland, James Byrne, Tamsin L. Edwards, and Mira Adhikari
The Cryosphere, 20, 3443–3465, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-20-3443-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-20-3443-2026, 2026
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29 Jun 2026
Rapid mass loss and climate-driven dynamics of the Juvfonne ice patch, Norway (2010–2025)
Liss Marie Andreassen, Ketil Isaksen, Lukas J. Monrad-Krohn, Jogscha M. Abderhalden, Luc Girod, Jessica De Marco, Bernd Etzelmüller, Simon Oldani, and Rune Strand Ødegård
EGUsphere, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2026-3152,https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2026-3152, 2026
Preprint under review for TC (discussion: open, 0 comments)
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26 Jun 2026
Comparing calving laws at Greenland's three largest ice shelves
Jamie Barnett, Felicity A. Holmes, Sarah L. Greenwood, Mathieu Morlighem, Nina Kirchner, and Martin Jakobsson
The Cryosphere, 20, 3599–3617, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-20-3599-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-20-3599-2026, 2026
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29 Jun 2026
Detection and attribution of the role of anthropogenic climate change in industrial-era retreat of Pine Island Glacier
Alexander T. Bradley, David T. Bett, C. Rosie Williams, Robert J. Arthern, Paul R. Holland, James Byrne, Tamsin L. Edwards, and Mira Adhikari
The Cryosphere, 20, 3443–3465, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-20-3443-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-20-3443-2026, 2026
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09 Jun 2026
The influence of ocean waves on Antarctic sea-ice albedo and seasonal melting, and potential coupled physical and biological feedbacks
Robert A. Massom, Phillip A. Reid, Stephen G. Warren, Bonnie Light, Donald K. Perovich, Luke G. Bennetts, Petteri Uotila, Siobhan P. O'Farrell, Michael H. Meylan, Klaus M. Meiners, Pat Wongpan, Alexander D. Fraser, Alessandro Toffoli, Giulio Passerotti, Peter G. Strutton, Sean M. T. Chua, and Melissa Fedrigo
The Cryosphere, 20, 3271–3298, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-20-3271-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-20-3271-2026, 2026
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27 Apr 2026
Review article: 30 years of airborne radar surveys on the Antarctic and Greenland ice sheets by the Alfred Wegener Institute
Steven Franke, Daniel Steinhage, Veit Helm, Tobias Binder, Uwe Nixdorf, Heinrich Miller, Angelika Humbert, Daniela Jansen, Graeme Eagles, Hannes Eisermann, Wilfried Jokat, Antonia Ruppel, Reinhard Drews, Alexandra Zuhr, Amelie Driemel, Andreas Walter, Peter Konopatzky, Robin Heß, Antonie Haas, Roland Koppe, Pascal H. Andreas, and Olaf Eisen
The Cryosphere, 20, 2485–2530, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-20-2485-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-20-2485-2026, 2026
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13 Apr 2026
Results of the second Ice Shelf–Ocean Model Intercomparison Project (ISOMIP+)
Claire K. Yung, Xylar S. Asay-Davis, Alistair Adcroft, Christopher Y. S. Bull, Jan De Rydt, Michael S. Dinniman, Benjamin K. Galton-Fenzi, Daniel Goldberg, David E. Gwyther, Robert Hallberg, Matthew Harrison, Tore Hattermann, David M. Holland, Denise Holland, Paul R. Holland, James R. Jordan, Nicolas C. Jourdain, Kazuya Kusahara, Gustavo Marques, Pierre Mathiot, Dimitris Menemenlis, Adele K. Morrison, Yoshihiro Nakayama, Olga Sergienko, Robin S. Smith, Alon Stern, Ralph Timmermann, and Qin Zhou
The Cryosphere, 20, 2053–2088, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-20-2053-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-20-2053-2026, 2026
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