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 ground on Earth and on other planetary bodies.The main subject areas are the following:ice sheets and glaciers;planetary ice bodies;permafrost and seasonally frozen ground;seasonal snow cover;sea ice;river and lake ice;remote sensing, numerical modelling, in situ and laboratory studies of the above and including studies of the interaction of the cryosphere with the rest of the climate system.