The Cryosphere
The Cryosphere
TC

Volume 20, issue 7

Volumes and issues
Volumes and issues

Volume 20, issue 7

02 Jul 2026
Last Glacial Maximum extent and subsequent retreat of the East Antarctic Ice Sheet from the Mac. Robertson Shelf
Janina Güntzel, Juliane Müller, Ralf Tiedemann, Gesine Mollenhauer, Lester Lembke-Jene, Estella Weigelt, Lasse Schopen, Niklas Wesch, Laura Kattein, Andrew N. Mackintosh, and Johann P. Klages
The Cryosphere, 20, 3739–3758, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-20-3739-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-20-3739-2026, 2026
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03 Jul 2026
Mapping daily snow depth with machine learning and airborne lidar across two contrasting snowpacks
Caleb G. Pan, Jeremy Johnston, Jennifer M. Jacobs, and Shad O'Neel
The Cryosphere, 20, 3759–3781, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-20-3759-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-20-3759-2026, 2026
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06 Jul 2026
Uncertainty of the satellite-retrieved sea-ice area record and its trend
Andreas Wernecke, Thomas Lavergne, Stefan Kern, and Dirk Notz
The Cryosphere, 20, 3783–3793, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-20-3783-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-20-3783-2026, 2026
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08 Jul 2026
Enhanced prediction skill of Antarctic sea ice through sea ice thickness assimilation
Nicholas Williams, Yiguo Wang, and François Counillon
The Cryosphere, 20, 3795–3815, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-20-3795-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-20-3795-2026, 2026
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09 Jul 2026
Brief communication: Inferring Glacier Equilibrium Line Altitudes in the Europe Alps with FROST
Oskar Herrmann, Veena Prasad, Anna Zöller, Alexander R. Groos, Samuel Cook, Christian Sommer, and Johannes J. Fürst
The Cryosphere, 20, 3817–3825, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-20-3817-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-20-3817-2026, 2026
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13 Jul 2026
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Contrasting dynamics of lake- and marine-terminating glaciers under same climatic conditions
Florian Vacek, Faezeh M. Nick, Douglas Benn, Maarten P. A. Zwarts, Walter Immerzeel, and Roderik S. W. van de Wal
The Cryosphere, 20, 3827–3845, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-20-3827-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-20-3827-2026, 2026
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14 Jul 2026
Evidence and interpretation of non-linear recession behaviour in a periglacial cliff at Port Foster, Deception Island (South Shetlands, Antarctica)
Carlos Paredes, Inés Santalices, Celia Sanchíz, and Miguel Angel Ropero
The Cryosphere, 20, 3847–3874, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-20-3847-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-20-3847-2026, 2026
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14 Jul 2026
Compounding sub-seasonal variations in Greenland outlet glacier dynamics revealed by high-resolution observations
Enze Zhang, Ginny Catania, Ben Smith, Denis Felikson, Beata Csatho, and Daniel T. Trugman
The Cryosphere, 20, 3875–3891, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-20-3875-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-20-3875-2026, 2026
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15 Jul 2026
Climate controls on snowfall at coastal West Antarctic ice rises – potential ice core sites
Julia R. Andreasen and Peter D. Neff
The Cryosphere, 20, 3893–3911, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-20-3893-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-20-3893-2026, 2026
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17 Jul 2026
Bayesian inversion of satellite altimetry for Arctic sea ice and snow thickness
Elie René-Bazin, Michel Tsamados, Sabrina Sofea Binti Aliff Raziuddin, Joel Perez Ferrer, Tudor Suciu, Carmen Nab, Chamkaur Ghag, Harry Heorton, Rosemary Willatt, Jack Landy, Matthew Fox, and Thomas Bodin
The Cryosphere, 20, 3913–3932, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-20-3913-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-20-3913-2026, 2026
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17 Jul 2026
Long-term InSAR and streamflow recession analysis reveal accelerated permafrost degradation in the mining area of the Qilian Mountains
Tian Chang, Yonghong Yi, Masato Furuya, Huiru Jiang, Tao Che, Youhua Ran, Lin Liu, and Rongxing Li
The Cryosphere, 20, 3933–3957, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-20-3933-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-20-3933-2026, 2026
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