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Volume 19, issue 11

Volumes and issues
Volumes and issues

Volume 19, issue 11

30 Oct 2025
A prototype passive microwave retrieval algorithm for tundra snow density
Jeffrey J. Welch and Richard E. J. Kelly
The Cryosphere, 19, 5259–5282, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-5259-2025,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-5259-2025, 2025
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30 Oct 2025
Contrasting patterns of change in snowline altitude across five Himalayan catchments
Orie Sasaki, Evan S. Miles, Francesca Pellicciotti, Akiko Sakai, and Koji Fujita
The Cryosphere, 19, 5283–5298, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-5283-2025,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-5283-2025, 2025
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30 Oct 2025
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Formation of mega-scale glacial lineations far inland beneath the onset of the Northeast Greenland Ice Stream
Charlotte M. Carter, Steven Franke, Daniela Jansen, Chris R. Stokes, Veit Helm, John Paden, and Olaf Eisen
The Cryosphere, 19, 5299–5315, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-5299-2025,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-5299-2025, 2025
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04 Nov 2025
Annual carbon dioxide flux over seasonal sea ice in the Canadian Arctic
Brian J. Butterworth, Brent G. T. Else, Kristina A. Brown, Christopher J. Mundy, William J. Williams, Lina M. Rotermund, and Gijs de Boer
The Cryosphere, 19, 5317–5335, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-5317-2025,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-5317-2025, 2025
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04 Nov 2025
IceAnatomy: a benchmark dataset and methodology for automatic ice boundary extraction from radio-echo sounding data
Marcel Dreier, Moritz Koch, Nora Gourmelon, Norbert Blindow, Daniel Steinhage, Fei Wu, Thorsten Seehaus, Matthias Braun, Andreas Maier, and Vincent Christlein
The Cryosphere, 19, 5337–5359, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-5337-2025,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-5337-2025, 2025
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04 Nov 2025
Snow water equivalent retrieval and analysis over Altay using 12 d repeat-pass Sentinel-1 interferometry
Jingtian Zhou, Yang Lei, Jinmei Pan, Cunren Liang, Zhang Yunjun, Weiliang Li, Chuan Xiong, Jiancheng Shi, and Wei Ma
The Cryosphere, 19, 5361–5388, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-5361-2025,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-5361-2025, 2025
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04 Nov 2025
Snow particle motion in process of cornice formation
Hongxiang Yu, Li Guang, Benjamin Walter, Jianping Huang, Ning Huang, and Michael Lehning
The Cryosphere, 19, 5389–5402, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-5389-2025,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-5389-2025, 2025
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06 Nov 2025
Modelling the impacts of historical and future extreme precipitation days on seasonal surface mass balance in the Eastern Canadian Arctic and Greenland
Nicole A. Loeb, Alex Crawford, Brice Noël, and Julienne Stroeve
The Cryosphere, 19, 5403–5422, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-5403-2025,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-5403-2025, 2025
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06 Nov 2025
Estimation of the state and parameters in ice sheet model using an ensemble Kalman filter and Observing System Simulation Experiments
Youngmin Choi, Alek Petty, Denis Felikson, and Jonathan Poterjoy
The Cryosphere, 19, 5423–5444, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-5423-2025,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-5423-2025, 2025
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06 Nov 2025
Sensitivity of iceberg drift and deterioration simulations to input data from different ocean, sea ice and atmosphere models in the Barents Sea
Lia Herrmannsdörfer, Raed Khalil Lubbad, and Knut Vilhelm Høyland
The Cryosphere, 19, 5445–5463, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-5445-2025,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-5445-2025, 2025
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07 Nov 2025
Snow Water Equivalent from airborne Ku-band data: the Trail Valley Creek 2018/19 snow experiment
Benoit Montpetit, Julien Meloche, Vincent Vionnet, Chris Derksen, Georgina Woolley, Nicolas R. Leroux, Paul Siqueira, J. Max Adam, and Mike Brady
The Cryosphere, 19, 5465–5484, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-5465-2025,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-5465-2025, 2025
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07 Nov 2025
New evidence on the microstructural localization of sulfur and chlorine in polar ice cores with implications for impurity diffusion
Pascal Bohleber, Nicolas Stoll, Piers Larkman, Rachael H. Rhodes, and David Clases
The Cryosphere, 19, 5485–5498, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-5485-2025,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-5485-2025, 2025
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10 Nov 2025
Brief communication: Decadal changes in topography, surface water and subsurface structure across an Arctic coastal tundra site
Jonathan A. Bachman, John Lamb, Craig Ulrich, Neslihan Taş, and Baptiste Dafflon
The Cryosphere, 19, 5499–5508, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-5499-2025,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-5499-2025, 2025
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10 Nov 2025
Ocean-induced weakening of George VI Ice Shelf, West Antarctica
Ann-Sofie P. Zinck, Bert Wouters, Franka Jesse, and Stef Lhermitte
The Cryosphere, 19, 5509–5529, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-5509-2025,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-5509-2025, 2025
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11 Nov 2025
Using observations of surface fracture to address ill-posed ice softness estimation over Pine Island Glacier
Trystan Surawy-Stepney, Stephen L. Cornford, and Anna E. Hogg
The Cryosphere, 19, 5531–5545, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-5531-2025,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-5531-2025, 2025
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12 Nov 2025
Investigating firn structure and density in the accumulation area of the Grosser Aletschgletscher using ground-penetrating radar
Akash M. Patil, Christoph Mayer, Thorsten Seehaus, Alexander R. Groos, and Andreas Bauder
The Cryosphere, 19, 5547–5577, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-5547-2025,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-5547-2025, 2025
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12 Nov 2025
Multitemporal analysis of Sentinel-1 backscatter during snowmelt using high-resolution field measurements and radiative transfer modelling
Francesca Carletti, Carlo Marin, Chiara Ghielmini, Mathias Bavay, and Michael Lehning
The Cryosphere, 19, 5579–5612, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-5579-2025,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-5579-2025, 2025
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12 Nov 2025
Four-dimensional variational data assimilation with a sea-ice thickness emulator
Charlotte Durand, Tobias Sebastian Finn, Alban Farchi, Marc Bocquet, Julien Brajard, and Laurent Bertino
The Cryosphere, 19, 5613–5637, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-5613-2025,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-5613-2025, 2025
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13 Nov 2025
Impact of non-normal flow rule on linear kinematic features in pan-Arctic ice-ocean simulations
Jean-François Lemieux, Mathieu Plante, Nils Hutter, Damien Ringeisen, Bruno Tremblay, François Roy, and Philippe Blain
The Cryosphere, 19, 5639–5654, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-5639-2025,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-5639-2025, 2025
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13 Nov 2025
Imprints of sea ice, wind patterns, and atmospheric systems on summer water isotope signatures at Hercules Névé, East Antarctica
Songyi Kim, Yeongcheol Han, Jiwoong Chung, Seokhyun Ro, Jangil Moon, Soon Do Hur, and Jeonghoon Lee
The Cryosphere, 19, 5655–5670, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-5655-2025,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-5655-2025, 2025
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13 Nov 2025
Review article: using spaceborne lidar for snow depth retrievals: recent findings and utility for hydrologic applications
Zachary Fair, Carrie Vuyovich, Thomas Neumann, Justin Pflug, David Shean, Ellyn M. Enderlin, Karina Zikan, Hannah Besso, Jessica Lundquist, Cesar Deschamps-Berger, and Désirée Treichler
The Cryosphere, 19, 5671–5691, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-5671-2025,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-5671-2025, 2025
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14 Nov 2025
Doomed descent? How fast sulphate signals diffuse in the EPICA Dome C ice column
Felix S. L. Ng, Rachael H. Rhodes, Tyler J. Fudge, and Eric W. Wolff
The Cryosphere, 19, 5693–5717, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-5693-2025,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-5693-2025, 2025
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14 Nov 2025
The Greenland-Ice-Sheet evolution over the last 24 000 years: insights from model simulations evaluated against ice-extent markers
Tancrède P. M. Leger, Jeremy C. Ely, Christopher D. Clark, Sarah L. Bradley, Rosie E. Archer, and Jiang Zhu
The Cryosphere, 19, 5719–5761, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-5719-2025,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-5719-2025, 2025
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14 Nov 2025
Winter sea ice edge shaped by Antarctic Circumpolar Current pathways
Hugues Goosse, Stephy Libera, Alberto C. Naveira Garabato, Benjamin Richaud, Alessandro Silvano, and Martin Vancoppenolle
The Cryosphere, 19, 5763–5779, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-5763-2025,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-5763-2025, 2025
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17 Nov 2025
Challenges in surface mass balance estimation at Dome C: stake farm comparisons, measurement uncertainties, and station-induced biases
Claudio Stefanini, Barbara Stenni, Mauro Masiol, Giuliano Dreossi, Vincent Favier, Francesca Becherini, Claudio Scarchilli, Virginia Ciardini, Gabriele Carugati, and Massimo Frezzotti
The Cryosphere, 19, 5781–5799, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-5781-2025,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-5781-2025, 2025
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17 Nov 2025
Machine learning improves seasonal mass balance prediction for unmonitored glaciers
Kamilla Hauknes Sjursen, Jordi Bolibar, Marijn van der Meer, Liss Marie Andreassen, Julian Peter Biesheuvel, Thorben Dunse, Matthias Huss, Fabien Maussion, David R. Rounce, and Brandon Tober
The Cryosphere, 19, 5801–5826, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-5801-2025,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-5801-2025, 2025
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17 Nov 2025
Stratified suppression of turbulence in an ice shelf basal melt parameterisation
Claire K. Yung, Madelaine G. Rosevear, Adele K. Morrison, Andrew McC. Hogg, and Yoshihiro Nakayama
The Cryosphere, 19, 5827–5861, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-5827-2025,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-5827-2025, 2025
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18 Nov 2025
Brief communication: Sharp precipitation gradient on the southern edge of the Tibetan Plateau during cold season
Titouan Biget, Fanny Brun, Walter Immerzeel, Léo Martin, Hamish Pritchard, Emily Collier, Yanbin Lei, and Tandong Yao
The Cryosphere, 19, 5863–5870, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-5863-2025,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-5863-2025, 2025
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18 Nov 2025
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Recent history and future demise of Jostedalsbreen, the largest ice cap in mainland Europe
Henning Åkesson, Kamilla Hauknes Sjursen, Thomas Vikhamar Schuler, Thorben Dunse, Liss Marie Andreassen, Mette Kusk Gillespie, Benjamin Aubrey Robson, Thomas Schellenberger, and Jacob Clement Yde
The Cryosphere, 19, 5871–5902, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-5871-2025,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-5871-2025, 2025
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18 Nov 2025
Brief communication: Tides and damage as drivers of lake drainages on Shackleton Ice Shelf
Julius Sommer, Maaike Izeboud, Sophie de Roda Husman, Bert Wouters, and Stef Lhermitte
The Cryosphere, 19, 5903–5912, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-5903-2025,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-5903-2025, 2025
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19 Nov 2025
Alps-wide high-resolution 3D modelling reconstruction of glacier geometry and climatic conditions for the Little Ice Age
Andreas Henz, Johannes Reinthaler, Samuel U. Nussbaumer, Tancrède P. M. Leger, Sarah Kamleitner, Guillaume Jouvet, and Andreas Vieli
The Cryosphere, 19, 5913–5937, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-5913-2025,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-5913-2025, 2025
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20 Nov 2025
Subglacial hydrology regulates oscillations in marine ice streams
Marianne Haseloff, Ian J. Hewitt, and Richard F. Katz
The Cryosphere, 19, 5939–5957, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-5939-2025,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-5939-2025, 2025
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20 Nov 2025
Permafrost sensitivity to soil hydro-thermodynamics in historical and scenario simulations with the MPI-ESM
Félix García-Pereira, Jesús Fidel González-Rouco, Nagore Meabe-Yanguas, Philipp de Vrese, Norman Julius Steinert, Johann Jungclaus, and Stephan Lorenz
The Cryosphere, 19, 5959–5981, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-5959-2025,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-5959-2025, 2025
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20 Nov 2025
Temporal and vertical changes in snow microbial communities during the melting season below canopy in Northern Japan
Masato Ono, Kino Kobayashi, Daiki Seto, Fuki Konishi, Kaito Wada, Suzunosuke Usuba, and Nozomu Takeuchi
The Cryosphere, 19, 5983–5999, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-5983-2025,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-5983-2025, 2025
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20 Nov 2025
Seasonal evolution of snow density and its impact on thermal regime of sea ice during the MOSAiC expedition
Yubing Cheng, Bin Cheng, Roberta Pirazzini, Amy R. Macfarlane, Timo Vihma, Wolfgang Dorn, Ruzica Dadic, Martin Schneebeli, Stefanie Arndt, and Annette Rinke
The Cryosphere, 19, 6001–6021, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-6001-2025,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-6001-2025, 2025
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20 Nov 2025
Future changes in Antarctic near-surface winds: regional variability and key drivers under a high-emission scenario
Cécile Davrinche, Anaïs Orsi, Charles Amory, Christoph Kittel, and Cécile Agosta
The Cryosphere, 19, 6023–6042, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-6023-2025,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-6023-2025, 2025
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